Is Backing up Custom ICS Rom v4.0.4 Safe on SGN ??? - Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Is it safe to backup a custom ICS Rom v4.0.4??
As i heard about issues regarding backing up roms in ICS....
This is all bcoz my Note is facing some issues with Screen Rotation So tat i m planning to make it f9 by sending it to service center
for tat i ve reflash my stock rom which could make me loose all my setting, apps and Google Now On Note ICS which works flawless 4 me..., Kernel, Base LRI and all which i dont wana loose....
So plz advice me is it safe to backup my current custom rom???
If Not den plz give me sum sort of options.....
Any Help would b appreciated.....
Thanks in Advance...!!!:good::good::good:

pratikverma28 said:
Is it safe to backup a custom ICS Rom v4.0.4??
As i heard about issues regarding backing up roms in ICS....
This is all bcoz my Note is facing some issues with Screen Rotation So tat i m planning to make it f9 by sending it to service center
for tat i ve reflash my stock rom which could make me loose all my setting, apps and Google Now On Note ICS which works flawless 4 me..., Kernel, Base LRI and all which i dont wana loose....
So plz advice me is it safe to backup my current custom rom???
If Not den plz give me sum sort of options.....
Any Help would b appreciated.....
Thanks in Advance...!!!:good::good::good:
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Yeah mate, no problems. Just restore it from Abyss Kernel 4.2 Redpill if you need too.

There are no problems with making backups in CWM unless you are using an unsafe kernel. Sounds like you are good to go.
CWM, backup, then you're ready for whatever you wanna do next. I have done this many times.

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[q] help me.problems with cm9!!

When i set up cm9 ,i don't use some app such as :button savior,opera mini 6,and i don't know turn off animation.it is quite lag.help me.i like ISC but i hate this problems.can you share stock room?i wanna back to 2.3 so i don't have stock room.note: i need zip file to flash by CWM.
These things are quite natural in beta...u have to wait for a bug-free release or you can go with ginger ROMs...
Sent from my E15i
help
i can't delete system app. i used root ex and titanium backup but ...when i mount R/w it don't change .help me.
Theres no need to stock rom & downgrading... just flash the kernel...do a full wipe and install a new zip file containing new ROM
Sent from my E15i
help
but i think when downgarde i must back to stock room.now my phone drive 4.0 and i want back to 2.3.7.how to do fastest?i think if not phone will brick
U may be right...because i have not tested any ICS based ROM yet.
Which kernel are u using?
Sent from my E15i
Umm... Why dont you use PCC to get back to stock eclair. Re-root and flash gingerbread.
Simple.
No Risk
try using the SEUS..
you will get the original 2.1 back..
another one !!!Im trying to sound as polite as i can
the thread said its not for n00bs
You are probabely on nAa so just flash PrimeHD or MiniCM...
The ROM is still development...
thank to all.i could back to stock room by flash tool.thanks for your comment.

[Q] Steps needed to flash another stock ICS!!

Hi There ,
I would like to welcome myself to the xda-developers , i have been exploring this forum for a while, honestly i am so impressed, this is the best forum ever
I think i wil learn looots of things from you guys ...i hope i can help out one day as a pay back ...love you..
My question :
1. i have flashed a stock ICS ROM and rooted it successfully ...
now i need to flash another stock ICS ROM..saudi arabia one to get arabic language ...how can i do that short and safe ?!!
Thanks in advance for your help , and please do make it short as i am not that technical :-(
First things first,
there's currently no 'short and safe' way to get stock ICS due to the Hardbrick bug.Read it carefully-when a dev/mod writes warning in big red letters, you pay attention to it.Although you may get a replacement from Samsung as all you did was flash a stock rom and as long as your binary counter is zero i.e. no 'yellow triangle' is displayed when you start up your phone.
For getting the Saudi Arabia ROM-use this
thanks
well..i have installed stock ics rom from a stock GB rom ...now i am confused should i downgrade to GB first or just use pc odin right away to flash this one as well?...
and thanks for the link ...but searching confuses me even more ...so many ways to flash.i need some that have succesfully done the same thing to guide me..
Newer the better !!
ICS is safe with a safe kernel(i.e. a kernel which is devoid of any wipe data bug Eg. All CM9 kernels, speedmod kernel, franco's kernel). If you wanna stay stock in ICS flash any stock firmware through ODIN and replace the stock kernel with a safe one. If you wanna custom ROM, there are many to choose from. Here also the same procedure applies. Any ROM with a safe kernel. so cheerios and Welcome to the ICS bandwagon. You can flash it over the same with a safe kernel also(I have done safe many a time) but it doesn't get hurt to flash into GB and to be back on ICS. A 33k Note is of more value than a time of ten minutes. LOL.
you can also read this thread to get more information on staying safe in ICS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1691843&highlight=stay+safe
Thank you
Akilesh said:
ICS is safe with a safe kernel(i.e. a kernel which is devoid of any wipe data bug Eg. All CM9 kernels, speedmod kernel, franco's kernel). If you wanna stay stock in ICS flash any stock firmware through ODIN and replace the stock kernel with a safe one. If you wanna custom ROM, there are many to choose from. Here also the same procedure applies. Any ROM with a safe kernel. so cheerios and Welcome to the ICS bandwagon. You can flash it over the same with a safe kernel also(I have done safe many a time) but it doesn't get hurt to flash into GB and to be back on ICS. A 33k Note is of more value than a time of ten minutes. LOL.
you can also read this thread to get more information on staying safe in ICS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1691843&highlight=stay+safe
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Thanks for the helpful and cheerful reply , well i guess i will follow your advice and read the post first and then try out some of them ROMs
I managed to,flahs one sucesfully
well..i managed to flash another custom rom ...the saudi one with arabic language ....
well sucesfully thanks god through pc odin
now instead of LPY kernel am on the atached kernel ..
well..even though i dont really know if i am now on a safer kernel or not but its awsome..
guys ..please if anyone can explain the diferences of the rom i just flahed from the LPY ics rom i had installed before..it would be nice...
Thanks...
sucessfully flashed it
hi...i managed to sucesufy flash the attached ROM from the previous ics based on LPY kernel..is it worth it??
i mean am i in a safer kernel now..??
can i start playing around with other roms unexpecting a hard brick ???
and finaly ..what the real diference between this one and the LPY one..
well..any how i am enjoying it..its faster ibthink ...and no lagging when scrooling web pages ..

[Q][i9001][Restore Roms Without Re-installing]

Hi dear users, I have few backups of my stock rooted rom 2.3 gingerbread for the galaxy s plus. After using the ics cm9 for a few weeks, I kinda faced signal or call drop issues. So i tried installing another rom, still the problem persist. So my final decision is to bring it back for warranty check, with that I have to be unrooted and stock recovery. So my question here is can I just go to cwm and just restore that stock gb rom on top of my cm9 rom? Or must I re-flash a stock rom found in xda?
Thank you in advance!
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jeromejeremytay said:
Hi dear users, I have few backups of my stock rooted rom 2.3 gingerbread for the galaxy s plus. After using the ics cm9 for a few weeks, I kinda faced signal or call drop issues. So i tried installing another rom, still the problem persist. So my final decision is to bring it back for warranty check, with that I have to be unrooted and stock recovery. So my question here is can I just go to cwm and just restore that stock gb rom on top of my cm9 rom? Or must I re-flash a stock rom found in xda?
Thank you in advance!
Sent from my Nokia 3310
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Not advisable as the CWM you used in Gingerbread is different from the CWM used in CM9, you can flash GB ROM and after that you can use restore, if you want your backup
So in another words is I can flash any gb roms (eg. Nitrox white edtition rom), and then restore my previous backed up gb rom.. I see thanks alot man
Sent from my Nokia 3310
If you want your phone to get unrooted then just flash stock GB firmware via odin.. this 'll unroot your phone..
If my post helped, don't mind hitting THANKS

[Q] I am new , please be kind !

Hi ,
I am new to this forum , although i have been reading articles on this forum for months .
I am planning to flash my galaxy note , but have a few questions . (i did some research , but i am still short on some answers )
If anyone would be kind enough to answer my questions i would really appreciate it . (Currently i am on stock android rom + not rooted)
This is what i know : Phone = Hardware + Kernel + Rom .
I also know that we can either change the kernel or the Rom (and that ROM comes with its own kernel which we can change )
Now this is what i dont know and am looking for your help in finding the answers .
1. Can i only flash a new KERNEL on my Note while keeping the stock ROM ? and if YES , then can i at a future time be able to recieve Official smasung OTA updates ?
2. I know the benefits of custom Kernels namely : Performance , Better battery , highly customizable ,etc . But what i dont know are the demerits of custom KERNALS . ??
3. Last Question . If i do go ahead and ROOT and FLASH custom ROM on my phone , can i ever go back to factory settings ??
Please dont beat me , this is my first post . I WILL GET SMART WITH TIME
Well u have a nice question. I am also a newb, but what i know is that if u change ur kernel u wont be able to get the OTA.
Rooted but on stock rom will still offer u the OTA updates.
Well yes at anytime you can return back to stock.
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4play312 said:
Hi ,
1. Can i only flash a new KERNEL on my Note while keeping the stock ROM ? and if YES , then can i at a future time be able to recieve Official smasung OTA updates ?
Ans yes u can flash kernel like speedmod,philz etc
I dnt think u will get update (expect philz)(not very sure abt this part)
2. I know the benefits of custom Kernels namely : Performance , Better battery , highly customizable ,etc . But what i dont know are the demerits of custom KERNALS . ??
3. Last Question . If i do go ahead and ROOT and FLASH custom ROM on my phone , can i ever go back to factory settings
Ans yed u can at time go back to factory setting Anytime
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4play312 said:
Hi ,
I am new to this forum , although i have been reading articles on this forum for months .
I am planning to flash my galaxy note , but have a few questions . (i did some research , but i am still short on some answers )
If anyone would be kind enough to answer my questions i would really appreciate it . (Currently i am on stock android rom + not rooted)
This is what i know : Phone = Hardware + Kernel + Rom .
I also know that we can either change the kernel or the Rom (and that ROM comes with its own kernel which we can change )
Now this is what i dont know and am looking for your help in finding the answers .
1. Can i only flash a new KERNEL on my Note while keeping the stock ROM ? and if YES , then can i at a future time be able to recieve Official smasung OTA updates ?
2. I know the benefits of custom Kernels namely : Performance , Better battery , highly customizable ,etc . But what i dont know are the demerits of custom KERNALS . ??
3. Last Question . If i do go ahead and ROOT and FLASH custom ROM on my phone , can i ever go back to factory settings ??
Please dont beat me , this is my first post . I WILL GET SMART WITH TIME
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1. Yes you can flash custom kernel on stock rom.. see dr ketan's guide in original Android development section of galaxy note..
You won't receive ota upgrades on a custom kernel.
2.No demerits of custom kernels.. for battery life with perfomamce i suggest speedmod kernel. For higher perfomance i suggest hydracore.
3. Yes you can go back to factory settings by flashing stock Samsung rom through odin.
I strongly suggest that you read dr ketan's guide.
Also remember never do a factory reset or wipe in stock kernel.
Whiskeyjack4855 said:
1. Yes you can flash custom kernel on stock rom.. see dr ketan's guide in original Android development section of galaxy note..
You won't receive ota upgrades on a custom kernel.
2.No demerits of custom kernels.. for battery life with perfomamce i suggest speedmod kernel. For higher perfomance i suggest hydracore.
3. Yes you can go back to factory settings by flashing stock Samsung rom through odin.
I strongly suggest that you read dr ketan's guide.
Also remember never do a factory reset or wipe in stock kernel.
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what do you mean when you say :: Also remember never do a factory reset or wipe in stock kernel ??
Also i looked up de ketan's guide . But that seems to be about stock rom's .Right ?
Right now i am just looking to install a new Kernal , in hopes that , that itself will provide a boost to the phone's performance and then if i like i will
install a custom rom as well.
Actually stock rom is unsafe for wipes because it may trigger the brick bug
For installing custom kernal u first have to root the note(many methods available)
For that the easiest method i feel is with philz kernal
U can see in dr ketan s rooting guide or philz thread
Then u can move to sppedmod or hydracore or anypther that u like
Plz read all instructions carefully so as to avoid bricking
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sitanshu91 said:
Actually stock rom is unsafe for wipes because it may trigger the brick bug
For installing custom kernal u first have to root the note(many methods available)
For that the easiest method i feel is with philz kernal
U can see in dr ketan s rooting guide or philz thread
Then u can move to sppedmod or hydracore or anypther that u like
Plz read all instructions carefully so as to avoid bricking
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
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Basically what you are saying is :
1. Root your phone (using any of the number of ways available)
2.Install custom Kernel as that helps to avoid brick bug when you try to wipe your phone for custom installation .
Also i have another question (yea i know my questions are never ending )
Where and why in all this does a custom recovery come in the picture ?? and why do we need it ? because i have read somewhere that we do .
thanks in advance
if u install a custom kernel like speedmod or hydracore ... it will override the stock recovery option ( vol up+power+home) 3e and install the powerful ClockWorkMod recovery ( same action). this recovery allows you to do a lot of tasks which the stock doesnt
main being taking a nandroid backup : backup ur entire working phone and restore it later when u want
nokiamodeln91 said:
if u install a custom kernel like speedmod or hydracore ... it will override the stock recovery option ( vol up+power+home) 3e and install the powerful ClockWorkMod recovery ( same action). this recovery allows you to do a lot of tasks which the stock doesnt
main being taking a nandroid backup : backup ur entire working phone and restore it later when u want
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thanks Whiskeyjack4855 , sitanshu91 and nokiamodeln91 . One day in this forum and i am already loving it
I love open source (I actually work in open source as well )
So finally i have decided to go ahead with the root . I will post how it went .
Also which kernel is best after rooting : hydracore or speedmod . Also i have head quite alot of franco kernel .
which would be best and least risky ?
4play312 said:
thanks Whiskeyjack4855 , sitanshu91 and nokiamodeln91 . One day in this forum and i am already loving it
I love open source (I actually work in open source as well )
So finally i have decided to go ahead with the root . I will post how it went .
Also which kernel is best after rooting : hydracore or speedmod . Also i have head quite alot of franco kernel .
which would be best and least risky ?
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The 3 kernels that you've mentioned are 3 of the best kernel for the note. Franco kernel was cancelled though, the dev decided to leave the note community. Your best bet would be the HydraCore kernel
chickentuna said:
The 3 kernels that you've mentioned are 3 of the best kernel for the note. Franco kernel was cancelled though, the dev decided to leave the note community. Your best bet would be the HydraCore kernel
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ya go with hydracore
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4play312 said:
thanks Whiskeyjack4855 , sitanshu91 and nokiamodeln91 . One day in this forum and i am already loving it
I love open source (I actually work in open source as well )
So finally i have decided to go ahead with the root . I will post how it went .
Also which kernel is best after rooting : hydracore or speedmod . Also i have head quite alot of franco kernel .
which would be best and least risky ?
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Try philz kernel.
It is a mod stock kernel, with a mmc cap brick removed.
It is safe mod stock kernel.
Sent from my GT-N7000 at the corner of this rounded earth.
chickentuna said:
The 3 kernels that you've mentioned are 3 of the best kernel for the note. Franco kernel was cancelled though, the dev decided to leave the note community. Your best bet would be the HydraCore kernel
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Well finally rooted my phone using CWM.zip and SU zip files . Easy way , read it on rootgalaxynote.com website .
Anyways now that i am rooted , the next step is to install kernel .
Here i have further questions :
1. Do i need to take some backup before i flash custom kernel . ?
2. When i want to switch back to stock kernel for galaxy note , will i loose data and app ?
4play312 said:
Well finally rooted my phone using CWM.zip and SU zip files . Easy way , read it on rootgalaxynote.com website .
Anyways now that i am rooted , the next step is to install kernel .
Here i have further questions :
1. Do i need to take some backup before i flash custom kernel . ?
2. When i want to switch back to stock kernel for galaxy note , will i loose data and app ?
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i must say u r lucky this time but its been on XDA a million times that using these files can brick your phone. follow dr ketans signature for safest and easiest way to root.
1. if u have used there files to root u still will be on stock ics kernel and cannot do any backups. download philz kernel and flash it from recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901191
after this u will get CWM.. with this you can take a nandroid backup of ur rom and its a safe kernel for wipes as well
2. no flashing kernel will not have any effect on data or apps. but flashing ROMs do
nokiamodeln91 said:
i must say u r lucky this time but its been on XDA a million times that using these files can brick your phone. follow dr ketans signature for safest and easiest way to root.
1. if u have used there files to root u still will be on stock ics kernel and cannot do any backups. download philz kernel and flash it from recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901191
after this u will get CWM.. with this you can take a nandroid backup of ur rom and its a safe kernel for wipes as well
2. no flashing kernel will not have any effect on data or apps. but flashing ROMs do
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Well Rooted the phone again . This time used philz kernel .
This is what I did
1. Restarted in stock recovery
2.Installed philz zip file from external sd card (it replaced my old SU and installed a custom kernel i guess)
3.Rebooted and working fine .
4 also started recovery again and CWM was installed this time ,
So , sofar everything is fine i guess .
Now should i take a nandroid backup and then install hydracore kernel ?
this is a safe kernel but still if u want to go for hydracore then ya. u can take a nandroid backup now. But b4 that go to backup and restore and set the default backup for may as tar
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@4play 312
The thread of dr ketan about rooting ur note and another one titled toolbox are very good and helpfull
You can bookmark those thread
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sitanshu91 said:
@4play 312
The thread of dr ketan about rooting ur note and another one titled toolbox are very good and helpfull
You can bookmark those thread
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
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So i played a bit with my phone yesterday . took a nandroid backup first which came to be around 2.3 gb then flashed hydrokernel 5.4 non OC.
But strangely enough i felt there was a bit of lag in the phone after i flashed the hydracore kernel so i flashed philz lernel again and it worked fine .
today i have backed up my apps using titanium backup and now i am ready to experiment more .
I have 2 questions before i start flashing new ROM's though :
1. Can nandroid backup bring me back to where i am today no matter how big i screw up ?
2. Where do i store the titanium backup , because i assume that if i flash a new rom titanium will be deleted as well .. right ?
4play312 said:
1. Can nandroid backup bring me back to where i am today no matter how big i screw up?
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No. It depends. it u encounter a emmc brick then it can't it also depends on if u can reboot into recovery.
2. Where do i store the titanium backup , because i assume that if i flash a new rom titanium will be deleted as well .. right ?
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external sd. when u take backup. There is a folder created in the internal sd titanium backup. copy that folder to ur pc or ext sd and restore back after installation on new rom and tb.
# message swifted from Note, travelled in the air to gateway and wi-maxed to [email protected] #
Both the kernels are safe and i feel hydracore is best

[Q] Newbies On Rom & Root

hi guys im new to roms , kernels and roots. So what i have is a samsung galaxy note which is kinda outdated using gingerbread 2.3.6. Since i saw lots of post about fantastic rom such as the rocketrom , alliancerom and alot more and they also come with JellyBeans.
The main problem i facing is , i would like to know about the facts that after playing with roms what will happen to my phone ? i mean in future will the devices gone wild or maybe dead. I have no idea wth that , so i hope someone enable to give me some advices and consequences of doing these. Any helpful tips will be much appreciate. =)
i wish to change my phone into rocketrom with the latest version of it. so is there any kernels that i can use which is absolutely stable & brickfree.
THANKS FOR ANY HELPFUL TIPS =)
running GB... and want to go to JB
1. root
2. install CWM
3. download Rocket rom on to storage
4. boot into cwm
5. wipe data factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, format /system
5. install the rom
do a lot of reading
Playing with roms doesnt make your phone go wild or get bricked until u flash a rom in a wrong way
And you always need to be on a safe kernel before u flash a rom
As u are on gb,all stock gb roms are safe to flash..so root your phone and get cwm
Then do wipes and flash the rom
rajsekhar.300 said:
Playing with roms doesnt make your phone go wild or get bricked until u flash a rom in a wrong way
And you always need to be on a safe kernel before u flash a rom
As u are on gb,all stock gb roms are safe to flash..so root your phone and get cwm
Then do wipes and flash the rom
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thanks for the helpful tips , so can u guys recommend me some BRICKFREE absolute STABLE Kernel for RocketRom V2.. Thanks ? :laugh::laugh:
JasonAkon said:
thanks for the helpful tips , so can u guys recommend me some BRICKFREE absolute STABLE Kernel for RocketRom V2.. Thanks ? :laugh::laugh:
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All gb roms are safe to flash..so just get rooted and flash rocketrom
And rocketrom comes with a safe and brickfree kernel,so its not required to flash another kernel after u flash rocketrom
And i guess there are no other kernels compatible with jb roms other than the philz kernel that comes with the rom
rajsekhar.300 said:
All gb roms are safe to flash..so just get rooted and flash rocketrom
And rocketrom comes with a safe and brickfree kernel,so its not required to flash another kernel after u flash rocketrom
And i guess there are no other kernels compatible with jb roms other than the philz kernel that comes with the rom
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i second that.. use Philz kernel that comes with the rom. Tested i flashed Hydracore and my phone wont boot. had to flash back RRv2 JB.
hydracore v7 does not work with the tw based roms jb as of now. and will not work until an official jb rom is released.
IcIc
btw how bout kernel which fits properly without brick with RocketRom ICS V12 :laugh::laugh::laugh:

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