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Switching CM9 from Samsung ICS?

So there's three questions here.
1) What improvements are there in CM9 over the Samsung ICS ROM that really make it stand out and make flashing CM9 worthwhile? What happens to all my apps and are there any killer bugs?
2) How would I go about installing CM9 considering the brick problem with the Samsung ICS ROM?
EDIT:
Some extra information. My Note is an unlocked version purchased from Amazon UK and I have already rooted my device, prior to which I flashed the official ICS ROM using PC Odin.

Liam0102 said:
So there's three questions here.
1) What improvements are there in CM9 over the Samsung ICS ROM that really make it stand out and make flashing CM9 worthwhile.
2) How would I go about installing CM9 considering the brick problem with the Samsung ICS ROM?
EDIT:
Some extra information. My Note is an unlocked version purchased from Amazon UK and I have already rooted my device, prior to which I flashed the official ICS ROM using PC Odin.
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Samsung ICS and CM9 are two completely different ROMs, CM9 is the pure android experience, No junk, No bloatware, Super fast you really should try it.
However, if you use CM9 you will lose all the S-Pen features and it will become just a normal stylus, You will also lose the S Memo app(s) but there are some alternatives. To install it, Just flash a GB rom via ODIN, Flash abyss kernel and then flash CM9 (you will need to wipe on abyss kernel)
Pretty simple really I have a nandroid of paranoid android and a nandroid of rocketROM, so i can simply flash GB or ICS via ODIN and restore my nandroid, So i can constantly switch between the 2 as im undecided which one i like the most

Losing S-Pen features isn't a big problem as long as it still works as a stylus. My biggest thing is my widgets and apps. Particularly SPlanner. Does CM9 come with a decent calander along with a widget for said calender?
For installation, do I flash the GB ROM with mobile ODIN or PC Odin? And how do I install a kernel?
Sorry I'm new to the whole custom ROM world

Im not sure if the stock calendar will suit your needs but no harm in trying Theres a ton of calendar apps & widgets in the play store so you'll be fine.
As for installation, You can either use Mobile ODIN or PC ODIN, I always use PC ODIN cause i've always used it.
So after you have flashed GB in ODIN, Reboot the phone, Put all the stuff on the SD, then reboot in to download mode
as for kernels, Download this one https://dl.dropbox.com/u/69014495/GingerBread-speedmod-kernel-n7000-k2-12-Odin.tar
Flash it in ODIN (PDA) Then put this one on your SD card along with your CM ROM https://dl.dropbox.com/u/69014495/AbyssNotekernel42RedTouchOriginalLogo.zip and flash it in CWM recovery, reboot recovery (under advanced menu in CWM)
Now find the ROM and flash it Job done !

So step 1) Flash GB with Odin.
step 2) Flash new kernal
step 3)... I'm lost

1) Flash GB
2) Flash Kernel
3) Boot into recovery
4) Flash abyss kernel ( not necessary as there is no brickbug on GB, But it states to use it on the OP of Paranoid Android (CM ROM) )
5) Reboot recovery
6) Wipe and factory reset, Wipe cache + Dalvik cache
7) Flash your CM based ROM
8) Jump for joy
9) Report back saying it worked

All your softwares which are part of Samsung rom will be lost, like S-Memo or the SNote, Splanner, TW launcher etc.
The CM9 roms have their own calendar installed and which also does the work that its supposed to do. With CM9 roms you get lot of options for modification and also as per your liking.
To install - you need to go back to GB roms first. Use the following link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1535025
1. The above link will give you prerooted GB Rom and will also ensure your binary count does not increase. Use PC Odin to flash
2. Download your choice of CM 9 rom like the Original CM9 or Asylum or the Paranoid Android and keep it in your phone's root drive.
3. Download Abyss 4.2 kernel and flash using the Mobile Odin. Reboot to Kernel once installed.
4. Install your selected CM9 variant from your internal storage.
The above steps will help you get CM9. My favourite is Asylum and PA. Asylum for further speed enhancement over CM9 and PA for its Tablet mode.
Hope this helps.

+1 to paranoid android, The hybrid tablet/phone mode is awesome, and it looks really good on the note, Lots of customisation to change DPI too !
Thanks to kailashnj for linking a prerooted GB rom That should save you some time !

azzledazzle said:
1) Flash GB
2) Flash Kernel
3) Boot into recovery
4) Flash abyss kernel ( not necessary as there is no brickbug on GB, But it states to use it on the OP of Paranoid Android (CM ROM) )
5) Reboot recovery
6) Wipe and factory reset, Wipe cache + Dalvik cache
7) Flash your CM based ROM
8) Jump for joy
9) Report back saying it worked
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How do I do step 6?

Okay, Once you have flashed your kernel, It should inject root + CWM on to the phone, So boot into recovery (volume UP + home + power) then select wipe data / factory reset, After that is done, wipe cache partition, then after that, go to advanced and select clear dalvik cache.
then on to step 7

azzledazzle said:
Okay, Once you have flashed your kernel, It should inject root + CWM on to the phone, So boot into recovery (volume UP + home + power) then select wipe data / factory reset, After that is done, wipe cache partition, then after that, go to advanced and select clear dalvik cache.
then on to step 7
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Ah ok thanks So flash everything with odin?

GB ROM and kernel yes. The actual cm9 ROM needs to be flashed in recovery.
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azzledazzle said:
GB ROM and kernel yes. The actual cm9 ROM needs to be flashed in recovery.
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Ah ok The Abyss Kernal is with Odin as well?

no, the abyss kernel is to be flashed in recovery, Well the one i linked you to is anyway. You might not need it, as the speedmod GB kernel is just the same, The brickbug doesnt affect GB users

azzledazzle said:
no, the abyss kernel is to be flashed in recovery, Well the one i linked you to is anyway. You might not need it, as the speedmod GB kernel is just the same, The brickbug doesnt affect GB users
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Ok thanks The GB ROM has almost finished downloading, I'll post here if I'm successful

you WILL be successful

Well the rooted GB ROM linked, according to Odin, is invalid. So now I'm going to have to download another one.

The one i used is just uploading to dropbox, Il give you the link when its done if you want ? Otherwise go here http://www.sammobile.com and download it

azzledazzle said:
The one i used is just uploading to dropbox, Il give you the link when its done if you want ? Otherwise go here http://www.sammobile.com and download it
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I got one from Dr. Ketan's thread, if needed I can just root that one. I've got plenty of time on my hands. But thanks for the offer anyway

haha no probs Sometimes old links get damaged and no one notices, So i like to keep all my downloads in dropbox incase someone needs it
I got 25gb free space with my HTC, Plus all the bonus space for referring people lol, I may aswel put it to good use

Please help, Stuck on Paranoid android animation.

Hello,
I was using the Anidroid Rom with my galaxy note.
Then I flashed it with abyss, and and wipe out data/factory reset.
then installed Paraandroid, and then gapp-hybrid.
But my phone starts and stuck on paranoid android animation at start.
I even tried to wipe all data again, even used darkside cache wipe and super wipe also.
But still no luck, Please help me to get paranoid android.

jeet.chaudhari said:
Hello,
I was using the Anidroid Rom with my galaxy note.
Then I flashed it with abyss, and and wipe out data/factory reset.
then installed Paraandroid, and then gapp-hybrid.
But my phone starts and stuck on paranoid android animation at start.
I even tried to wipe all data again, even used darkside cache wipe and super wipe also.
But still no luck, Please help me to get paranoid android.
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Were you rooted on the base Android ROM? Was it GB? Whatever it was, first flash a standard GB using PC ODIN and then root it and then try a new ROM. You can get stock GB ROMs here
Cheers!

smaiitm said:
Were you rooted on the base Android ROM? Was it GB? Whatever it was, first flash a standard GB using PC ODIN and then root it and then try a new ROM. You can get stock GB ROMs here
Cheers!
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Hi i flashed with PC odin after downloading stock rom from the link you gave, then i flashed Paranoid again, and later Gapps hybrid, but everytime i still stuck on the same oot animation.
I have even tried, full wipe means not only factory reset and cache wipe, but also format /data, format /system and and format /cache. but still no luck, stuck again.
I even have tried then darkside cache wipe 1st time, but not solved, then i also used darkside super wipe, but still no luck.
My phone is rooted, is there any other solution or anything that i am forgetting to do?
please help...!

smaiitm said:
Were you rooted on the base Android ROM? Was it GB? Whatever it was, first flash a standard GB using PC ODIN and then root it and then try a new ROM. You can get stock GB ROMs here
Cheers!
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IT was ANIDROID ROM Which i was using from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1761190 , before, but now i am using stock GB 2.3.6 which is also rooted, everytime i flash Paranoid Android, it stucks at boot animation, then i have to use restore.

jeet.chaudhari said:
IT was ANIDROID ROM Which i was using from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1761190 , before, but now i am using stock GB 2.3.6 which is also rooted, everytime i flash Paranoid Android, it stucks at boot animation, then i have to use restore.
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I am having a similar problem, but instead of getting stuck on boot screen my mobile goes back in CWM. I am trying to install LiquidSmooth 3.2 and am currently on Criskelo 5.1....when I tried to go from Criskelo 5.1 to 8, the phone got stuck on the boot screen. (Used Abyss Kernel to flash)

tariqsaleem said:
I am having a similar problem, but instead of getting stuck on boot screen my mobile goes back in CWM. I am trying to install LiquidSmooth 3.2 and am currently on Criskelo 5.1....when I tried to go from Criskelo 5.1 to 8, the phone got stuck on the boot screen. (Used Abyss Kernel to flash)
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I also tried to doing flash with abyss and speedmod also, but none was successfull, i do not get any error message, but after doing all procedure when i reboot my device, it is started but when paranoid logo appears, it goes in loop, may be this only called as boot loop, i tried 9-10 times doing all this, finally restored GB now, Lets see for solution then i will try again, to flash paranoid android.

When in bootloop, remove battery and try agaim after 10 minutes.
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praetorius said:
When in bootloop, remove battery and try agaim after 10 minutes.
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Ok, Let me try this and check this.

jeet.chaudhari said:
Ok, Let me try this and check this.
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Unfortunately removing battery for 10 mins, in boot loop didnt help anything, Please help...!

Sir which state are u now?
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adamskoc said:
Sir which state are u now?
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Currently i am at a state where nothing is working, paranoid, anidroid, all seems like trouble, paranoid stucks at animation, anidroid dont go further than start boot screen.
may be only STOCK GB will be working now. trying that via odin.

The mistake u have done acording to your explanation on paranoid thread on 7 th step after flashing para v5 u again made a full wipe... try gb ... if success start from the beginning...
İf gb stucks on boot go to Recovery wipe cache and under advanced wipe dalvik...
Waiting ....
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Any news?
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jeet.chaudhari said:
Hi i flashed with PC odin after downloading stock rom from the link you gave, then i flashed Paranoid again, and later Gapps hybrid, but everytime i still stuck on the same oot animation.
I have even tried, full wipe means not only factory reset and cache wipe, but also format /data, format /system and and format /cache. but still no luck, stuck again.
I even have tried then darkside cache wipe 1st time, but not solved, then i also used darkside super wipe, but still no luck.
My phone is rooted, is there any other solution or anything that i am forgetting to do?
please help...!
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Flash stock GingerBread rom from PC odin and root it . Else you can flash pre rooted GB roms like Checkrom, rocketrom etc etc etc from the whichever ICS rom you are currenntly on .This is how I flash Gingerbread rom from EMMC bug infected ICS rom , flash abyss kernel 3.9 and the reboot recovery into abyss kernel 3.9 and then wipe data , cache and dalvik cache and then flash CheckRom Revo HD V6 and reboot your phone.
Once your phone is successfully running GB rom with proper root and clockworkmod recovery , go to clockworkmod recovery and wipe data , cache , dalvik cache and flash paranoid android directly ( dont flash abyss kernel or any other kernel , GB rom with CF root kernel or whichever kernel the pre-rooted GB roms like checkrom and rocketrom come with ) , and finally after flashing wipe data , cache and dalvik cache . You will boot paranoid android properly .
I dont want you to brick your phone , so explained the whole process from gingerbread rom installation
---------- Post added at 09:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:32 PM ----------
Download link for XXLC1_CheckROM_NoteHD_V6 :
http://checkrom.com/download/
Also download abyssnote kernel 3.9

Archangel919 said:
Flash stock GingerBread rom from PC odin and root it . Else you can flash pre rooted GB roms like Checkrom, rocketrom etc etc etc from the whichever ICS rom you are currenntly on .This is how I flash Gingerbread rom from EMMC bug infected ICS rom , flash abyss kernel 3.9 and the reboot recovery into abyss kernel 3.9 and then wipe data , cache and dalvik cache and then flash CheckRom Revo HD V6 and reboot your phone.
Once your phone is successfully running GB rom with proper root and clockworkmod recovery , go to clockworkmod recovery and wipe data , cache , dalvik cache and flash paranoid android directly ( dont flash abyss kernel or any other kernel , GB rom with CF root kernel or whichever kernel the pre-rooted GB roms like checkrom and rocketrom come with ) , and finally after flashing wipe data , cache and dalvik cache . You will boot paranoid android properly .
I dont want you to brick your phone , so explained the whole process from gingerbread rom installation
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Download link for XXLC1_CheckROM_NoteHD_V6 :
http://checkrom.com/download/
Also download abyssnote kernel 3.9
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Really Thank You for your detailed Reply, But as you said I wastrying this all from STOCK GB Rom only which i rooted, But in paranoid one of senier member told me that, as i used darkside scripts and which are not made for Note, So I have screwed my partitions, and may be i will need to repartition with four filed STOCK ROM. because now the problem is even critical, when i flash, it stucks at SAmsung Note GT-N7000.
So really need to solve this issue 1st, so starting new thread now, for flashing Stock Rom with odin for repartition.

adamskoc said:
Any news?
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Sorry for late reply, i am currently on stock GB by the way u said. but still i am not able to use any custom rom.
As i mentioned in last post, may be i need to flash stock rom with repartitions, so now after searching and reading all posts and google i am starting new thread for this strange problem.
Still thank You for your help.

jeet.chaudhari said:
Really Thank You for your detailed Reply, But as you said I wastrying this all from STOCK GB Rom only which i rooted, But in paranoid one of senier member told me that, as i used darkside scripts and which are not made for Note, So I have screwed my partitions, and may be i will need to repartition with four filed STOCK ROM. because now the problem is even critical, when i flash, it stucks at SAmsung Note GT-N7000.
So really need to solve this issue 1st, so starting new thread now, for flashing Stock Rom with odin for repartition.
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Well I will help you for sure , XDA's philosophy :good:. Well I want you to check whether you have EMMC brick bug in your kernel . Let me ask you sth , have you ever done a data wipe while on stock ICS roms ??? And dont worry my friend , i can help you reset your partitions as i have done this many times

Archangel919 said:
Well I will help you for sure , XDA's philosophy :good:. Well I want you to check whether you have EMMC brick bug in your kernel . Let me ask you sth , have you ever done a data wipe while on stock ICS roms ??? And dont worry my friend , i can help you reset your partitions as i have done this many times
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Thanx Friend,
I have flashed b4 from stock ICS kernal to Anidroid ROM, but now that is not the real problem, now i am on stock GB Rom, which i have installed via Odin, Kindly check http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1783625 this thread which i have just started, i hope you will understand my problem by looking to this thread, also as i am on GB kernal right now, without rooted, so still i dont need to afraid of EMMC brick bug (I assume it is problem with stock ICS kernals.).

And I had screwed my galaxy bote and had hard bricked my phone , it was gone mate , my phone had almost seem its last days , but i did save it and gave it a new life . Well here is what happened ( again in detail ) - I was KingDroid V2 rom , even when i knew all the ics roms at that time had emmc brick bug , I was fool enough to do a data wipe :crying: , and **** !!!! my phone did boot any rom , i was not even able to flash any rom , not even stock unrooted samsung roms via pc odin . I couldnt even get my phone into recovery mode !!!!!! The only thing that was working on my phone was the download mode !! Thank god !!!!:fingers-crossed: . I tried to re-partition using the original 16GB pit file( as i have 16GB Galaxy note N7000 ) but it was in vain. And then I read some post in XDA developers which mentioned how to RE-ARRANGE the partition.
[ Well I think you don't know what happens when you do a data wipe with emmc bug infected kernel ???? Right ? well here goes an explaination fro that , (i love explaining things to others :cyclops In simple words when you do a data wipe on an EMMC bug infected kernel a part of your internal SD card gets infected , I mean it becomes non-functional , it doesn't respond to read /write commands issued over that sector of internal SD ]
so out of my 16GB internal memory , memory sectors from 1049MB to 2200MB had got corrupted( found it by trial and error method ) , i couldn't use them anymore , so using the adb from the android platform tools , I edited the partitions and shifted the partition corresponding to 1049 MB to 2200MB, and then flashed abyss note kernel and then checkrom revo HD :fingers-crossed: . Viola my phone booted , I had got over the hard brick , but my internal storage had reduced to 10 Gb instead of 11 Gb due to unresponsive sectors in internal memory !!!
Next i did a reset of the flash counter and removed the yellow triangle and flashed the stock gingerbread rom (Indian version , where I am from ) via pc odin and it got stucj at FactoryFS stage , as expected !!!! . Next I handed it to Samsung service center and just told them that i was trying to update to ICS via kies and it got stuck . After few days they replaced my phone's motherboard for free :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:

My friend i think your prob started while flashing paranoid rom u said that after flashing rom u made a full wipe... so i think u lost your root... just an idea
İf u can find a prerooted gb rom or u can root your gb rom u can flash paranoid rom
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problem after installing Abyss Kernel 4.2

Hi everybody,
i tried to install RocketRom v10 and now my phone does not want to boot, it's stuck on samsung galaxy note screen.
I downloaded Abyss Kernel 4.2, i put on sd card, entered CWM recovery mode and installed Abyss Kernel 4.2. After that my phone does not want to boot. I was using stock 4.0.3 ICS rom... Any help?
Thanks!

jocvi said:
Hi everybody,
i tried to install RocketRom v10 and now my phone does not want to boot, it's stuck on samsung galaxy note screen.
I downloaded Abyss Kernel 4.2, i put on sd card, entered CWM recovery mode and installed Abyss Kernel 4.2. After that my phone does not want to boot. I was using stock 4.0.3 ICS rom... Any help?
Thanks!
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are you now able to enter in recovery mode and download mode??????
if yes,then flash a pre-rooted gb rom from dr.ketan and then re-try to flash rocketrom v10.
HIT THANKS.:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:

jocvi said:
Hi everybody,
i tried to install RocketRom v10 and now my phone does not want to boot, it's stuck on samsung galaxy note screen.
I downloaded Abyss Kernel 4.2, i put on sd card, entered CWM recovery mode and installed Abyss Kernel 4.2. After that my phone does not want to boot. I was using stock 4.0.3 ICS rom... Any help?
Thanks!
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ICS won't boot on GB kernel, go to cwm recovery and flash some safe ICS custom kernel, if you are not able to go to recovery then use pc odin.

jeetu1981 said:
ICS won't boot on GB kernel, go to cwm recovery and flash some safe ICS custom kernel, if you are not able to go to recovery then use pc odin.
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I can enter recovery mode but i can't navigate with volume buttons cos my phones restarts every 3 sec... Can I download and install stock ICS rom (N7000XXLRK_N7000DBTLRK_DBT) wich is 4.0.4? Will i have my data on phone after flashing rom?

jocvi said:
I can enter recovery mode but i can't navigate with volume buttons cos my phones restarts every 3 sec... Can I download and install stock ICS rom (N7000XXLRK_N7000DBTLRK_DBT) wich is 4.0.4? Will i have my data on phone after flashing rom?
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Flashing stock ICS is not recommended, you may have to wipe after flash, better to flash stock or pre-rooted GB rom. You will loose you data, try flashing custom ICS kernel first , it will not wipe your data.
Do you have the cwm recovery from Abyss kernel? if so then volume rocker will not work, it's touch recovery, try again.

jocvi said:
I can enter recovery mode but i can't navigate with volume buttons cos my phones restarts every 3 sec... Can I download and install stock ICS rom (N7000XXLRK_N7000DBTLRK_DBT) wich is 4.0.4? Will i have my data on phone after flashing rom?
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Use your finger to navigate, its a touch CWM and just flash notecore or speedmod.

Agree with the post above me try to flash safe kernel first using pc odin if you are able to go to download mode. Then after flashing it wipe cache and dalvik.

Any update? Are you able to resolve the issue?

jeetu1981 said:
Any update? Are you able to resolve the issue?
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Yea, i solved it. Just flashed notecore kernel with pcodin and everything is fine. Once again thanks to everyone!!!

Stock ICS --> JB Leak?

Hi all,
I know similar questions have been asked literally hundred times, but as a complete noob to roms, I want to make sure that I get a full set of instructions and then I won't brick my phone. I want to upgrade my note to this JB Rom by cronosmachine. I'm on stock ICS 4.0.4. Never rooted or did modding to the phone. No kernel change (which I know nothing about), nothing.
I'm not sure how much info you guys will need but here are the basics:
Baseband version: N7000XXLRB
Kernel version: 3.0. 15-1115729
[email protected] #3
SMP PREEMPT Thu Sep 20 00:40:29 KST 2012
Build number: IMM76D.ZSLPN
I know that I have to first root my phone to get CWM? My guess is to follow method 1 on [24sept12]How to Root/Unroot Samsung Galaxy Note + CWM?
And then from there I don't know what to do in order to get the ROM onto my phone.
And is there anything else I need to be aware of?
Appreciate any kind of help.

yes first root usin 1a method using philz kernel.
Once done, you will have root and cwm and is a safe kernel.
Download the zip file of the rom you want to flash and place it on internal or external sd card.
boot into recovery now (vol up +power+home)
go to mounts and storage
format/system
format/data
format/cache
go to advanced
wipe dalvik cache
go back
install zip.
point to the rom you downloaded.. and wait for it to install. that's all. see your phone booting into jb.
hope that was clear enough

nokiamodeln91 said:
yes first root usin 1a method using philz kernel.
Once done, you will have root and cwm and is a safe kernel.
Download the zip file of the rom you want to flash and place it on internal or external sd card.
boot into recovery now (vol up +power+home)
go to mounts and storage
format/system
format/data
format/cache
go to advanced
wipe dalvik cache
go back
install zip.
point to the rom you downloaded.. and wait for it to install. that's all. see your phone booting into jb.
hope that was clear enough
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On Phils' post where I can download the rooted kernel, I don't see XXLRB (my baseband version), but I do see a ZSLPN (my build number). Is the ZSLPN the one i'm supposed to download?

rcheung28 said:
On Phils' post where I can download the rooted kernel, I don't see XXLRB (my baseband version), but I do see a ZSLPN (my build number). Is the ZSLPN the one i'm supposed to download?
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Yes, bas band refers to the modem, Build Number is rom.
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Thanks SpyderTracks.
One more question before I pull the trigger, can all this be done with the "internal" SD card? Or does it have to be an external SD?

stock recovery doesnot allow installation from internal SD. so external is required. but you can use PC odin to install it, but it will leave a yellow triangle and increase the counter. later you can use triangle away app to reset it, Final call is yours.,

So after I installed philz's root and safe kernel, I went into recovery to wipe data cache system, went also wiped dalvik. Then I went to the main menu, chose install zip, tried to select choose zip from sdcard, but it keeps giving me this error: E:Can't mount /sdcard/

Nevermind, I managed to install from internal SD. But I'm not liking the ROM that much, so I plan on flashing CM10 Nightly to try it out.
On the CM10 thread, it says that I shouldn't be on a ROM based on stock. What I want to do is to flash CM9. But in order to do that, I'm not sure if I'm already on a safe kernel (after rooting using dr.ketan's 1a method (Phil's)).

what rom are you on now?

nokiamodeln91 said:
what rom are you on now?
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I'm on this rom, it's a tw based rom based on the leaked jb ls7?

I am not sure what kernel it has. boot into recovery and check what you see.. If it's philz the you can just flash the cm10 on it. else. install philz xxls7

nokiamodeln91 said:
I am not sure what kernel it has. boot into recovery and check what you see.. If it's philz the you can just flash the cm10 on it. else. install philz xxls7
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I'm not sure either, I booted into recovery, went into Philz Settings > about, and got CWM base 6.0.1.5, and PhilZ Touch 3.00 (n7000).
And what you're saying is that if I'm on Philz xxls7 kernel, I can go right to flashing CM10, without worrying the "do not flash on stock based ICS fw" (even though I'm on jb)?

Yes.. you are on philz kernel and you can directly install CM10

nokiamodeln91 said:
Yes.. you are on philz kernel and you can directly install CM10
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Thanks for the information. But I want to know what makes my case an exception from
- Make sure to run CM9 or an AOSP-based ROM : FLASHING FROM STOCK ICS OR ROMS BASED ON STOCK ICS WILL RESULT IN A BRICK! - You're warned!
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I'm on a JB rom but it's based on stock, isn't that essentially the same as based on stock ICS?

the warning was when the safe ics kernels were not in effect.

nokiamodeln91 said:
the warning was when the safe ics kernels were not in effect.
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Thanks for the quick reply!! When I get home, I'll try this out!
So what I need to do is
put the zip files onto my SD,
reboot into recovery,
install the rom,
install google apps,
wipe data,
factory reset,
reboot into cm10
I don't need to wipe system/cache/dalvik??

once in recovery
mounts & storage
format/system & data & cache
then install rom & gapps

nokiamodeln91 said:
once in recovery
mounts & storage
format/system & data & cache
then install rom & gapps
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Thanks a lot for guiding me through this, everything worked out perfectly!

great. now enjoy the cm10..:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

How come even after I performed format system cache data dalvik, some of the settings are still left on the phone? e.g. previously saved wireless networks, wallpapers... How can I completely start from scratch?

[Q] JB to GB downgrade failure?

So, this is what happened. I first upgraded to the latest official JB 4.1.2 XXLSA firmware. I noticed that it still wasn't as fast as I'd like, and wanted to try a custom ROM instead. I read through the guides in here and get that I have to downgrade to a GB ROM first in order for me not to hardbrick my phone. So, I download "N7000XBKK4 ------ 2.3.6 2011 November------- N7000OXXKK5--------------------- Nordic countries" from that list over stock ROM's in the Q&A root guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997 . I follow the flashing guide to the letter, puts my phone in download mode, runs the flash via Odin, the phone restarts, and everything goes south. Basically this happens: When I start my phone it get's to the point in the GB initial startup where I'm to touch the Android to start, but then all it does is throw messages at me about this service and that service having stopped responding, untill the phone reboots. So now I have reflashed back to the JB ROM.
So basically, what am I doing wrong, and what can I do to make a proper downgrade so I can get rooted, install CWM and get down and get it on with some custom ROM's?
Thx in advance!

Same happened with me. I flashed GB and was getting force close messages. But not a big problem. Just flash GB rom again. And after flashing just delete all user data from recovery and reboot. U wont get those messages any more.
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You always need to WIPE data / factory reset after downgrading from JB .. GB is safe to go ahead.. if you choose ICS then first flash a safe kernel and then do wipe

It seems to me that KK5 is non wipe, which explains why you got those messages. The rest is detailed in nokiamodeln91's message BTW, JB is still not official for our Notes. What you installed was a leak with a safe kernel (if it was Philz).

nokiamodeln91 said:
You always need to WIPE data / factory reset after downgrading from JB .. GB is safe to go ahead.. if you choose ICS then first flash a safe kernel and then do wipe
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Stock GB kernel its safe and Stock ICS Unsafe?

Yiannis75 said:
Stock GB kernel its safe and Stock ICS Unsafe?
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Exactly.

I had this issue too when downgrading to GB. Wipe Cache and Dalvik and you should be ok from then on.

Wow. A lot of replies in just a single day. You guys are awesome
Now you say that the KK5 is non-wipe. Are there any GB-roms which are wipe, so to speak? Or do I have to do the flash to GB, enter recovery, wipe cache partition and do wipe/factory reset, then reboot into a now working phone, set up for root with USB and so forth, root and install CWM, copy the custom ROM to my SD-card (gonna go for ParanoidAndroid) as well as Google services if I want those, and then install them via CWM/Mobile Odin?

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Wow. A lot of replies in just a single day. You guys are awesome
Now you say that the KK5 is non-wipe. Are there any GB-roms which are wipe, so to speak? Or do I have to do the flash to GB, enter recovery, wipe cache partition and do wipe/factory reset, then reboot into a now working phone, set up for root with USB and so forth, root and install CWM, copy the custom ROM to my SD-card (gonna go for ParanoidAndroid) as well as Google services if I want those, and then install them via CWM/Mobile Odin?
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GB LC1 is wipe. But if you want PA (which is an excellent choice) just flash a CM10 kernel in your recovery (if your recovery is safe, like GB for example). Then follow Utacka's instructions for the installation.

But if I want CWM I should do root and install CWM there? And then flash the custom ROM from CWM?

Godofmosquitos said:
But if I want CWM I should do root and install CWM there? And then flash the custom ROM from CWM?
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The CM10 kernel comes with its own recovery where you can flash from. If you have root issues, just flash CWM-SuperSU-v0.99.zip. In any case don't flash from stock ICS with CMW.zip: if you are on ICS and not rooted flash the relevant Philz kernel (which is safe and will give you root and CWM) then the CM10 kernel.
Edit: what ROM do you have now?

I use the 4.1.2 XXLSA ROM
Btw, anyone knows where I can download the Google Services Framework so I can install it alongside Paranoid Android? I have been led to believe it's not included as per default
Thx for all the replies!!

If you have downloaded the xxlsa rom then it's inside the rom zip file. Path system/app/GoogleServicesFramework

nokiamodeln91 said:
If you have downloaded the xxlsa rom then it's inside the rom zip file. Path system/app/GoogleServicesFramework
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Hmmm. not that I can see. Even tried unpacking the .tar files. Can't find it :/
Edit: Ah, found it Thx for all the help