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How to flash official ICS ??

How to flash the official ICS im from INDIA i want to flash ICS released by sammobile. .
Please guide me how to flash my note is running cm9

Keep cm9
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I feel sorry for you moderator. But i told you so. When real ics comes noone is going to use your sticky thread. Good luck deleting al those ussles threads that are made before reading one thread that will help.

srinivas07 said:
How to flash the official ICS im from INDIA i want to flash ICS released by sammobile. .
Please guide me how to flash my note is running cm9
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Iniya maalai vanakkam .(gud eve).Use mobile odin to flash it and you should be fine.but remember revert back to stock gb and flash it.donot flash over any custom ics especially if you are in those chinese leak...by the way robbie at darkyrom had already deodexed it and we expect the first custom ics rom for N7000 in an hour or so

vijai2011 said:
Iniya maalai vanakkam .(gud eve).Use mobile odin to flash it and you should be fine.but remember revert back to stock gb and flash it.donot flash over any custom ics especially if you are in those chinese leak...by the way robbie at darkyrom had already deodexed it and we expect the first custom ics rom for N7000 in an hour or so
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hey i have the Chrack ROm v18 XXLC1. and of course my phone is rooted. can i just upgrade to this rom using Odin or will i also have to go back to some stock rom and then flash this rom. can u pls pls tell me i will be greatful to u for ur help

aami.aami said:
hey i have the Chrack ROm v18 XXLC1. and of course my phone is rooted. can i just upgrade to this rom using Odin or will i also have to go back to some stock rom and then flash this rom. can u pls pls tell me i will be greatful to u for ur help
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Replied to your PM

custom ics u mean tw based?
vijai2011 said:
Iniya maalai vanakkam .(gud eve).Use mobile odin to flash it and you should be fine.but remember revert back to stock gb and flash it.donot flash over any custom ics especially if you are in those chinese leak...by the way robbie at darkyrom had already deodexed it and we expect the first custom ics rom for N7000 in an hour or so
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th rom ur talking abt is tw based? vl it hv premium suite apps?

What I recommend, based on what I did:
- Download the leaked German official ROM (about 600-700Mb), .tar.md5 file and put into your phone's sd-card.
- Install Mobile Odin Pro from Play Store (need to pay. there's free version too, but I suggest you pay for Pro, safer).
- In M. Odin, open the .tar.md5 file, and press flash. (if you don't mind wiping, best to also check the wipe options).
I didn't wipe, and then it couldn't boot.
So I booted into recovery, and wiped data/factory reset and cache, then it booted fine.
Still had root.
Then I installed CF-Kernel. Go to the Dev thread and scroll down till you see the GT...LPY version and download that zip. Unzip to take out the .tar file, copy to sd-card.
Use Mobile Odin to open it, and then flash. It will flash the kernel, and then you will have ClockworkMod recovery so that you can backup/restore ROMs again.
(Note: You can actually do the above in one single step, but opening the CF kernel file after you open the ICS file, so that everything else points to the ICS file except the kernel points to CF Kernel.)
Hit the THANKS button if this helps any of you!

We're seeing tons of same question today..
Here's my instructions for stock ICS (no root, no Mobile Odin Pro required, no money required):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25947847&postcount=4

hp79 said:
We're seeing tons of same question today..
Here's my instructions for stock ICS (no root, no Mobile Odin Pro required, no money required):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25947847&postcount=4
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emmm it is suitable if you have gb on your phone, if you have ics repacked rom, you will get brick

EdgaBimbam said:
emmm it is suitable if you have gb on your phone, if you have ics repacked rom, you will get brick
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Really? I thought PC Odin will completely overwrite everything using the stock image.

[Q] from imilka cm9 v3 to the LPY Official

Am I able to use:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25916135&postcount=1840
First ICS for Note
N7000XXLPY 4.0.3 2012 May N7000OXALPY Open Germany posted to OP
This is Non Wipe version
Installation note : How to update from GB ROM to ICS
Install using Mobile Odin safely
- Download N extract ROM
- Copy Extracted file to a folder e.g ICS ROM On Ext/Int SD card
- Download CF Root for LPY
- Extract CF root till get zImage file
- Copy zImage file to same above said folder in SD car
- Open Mobile Odin
- Select 'Open file' N point to ROM file
- select Kernel tab N point to zImage file
- select Ever Root option
- Flash
- You will get ICS ROM + Root + CWM
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that?
I'm on iMilka v3 cm9.. flashing and wiping doesn't seem dangerous to me from mobile odin?
Greetings,
Marco208

marco2082 said:
Am I able to use:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25916135&postcount=1840
that?
I'm on iMilka v3 cm9.. flashing and wiping doesn't seem dangerous to me from mobile odin?
Greetings,
Marco208
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hmmm i had ics repacked rom, and went to gb to be 100% safe and flashed without problems, maybe you should go to gb and then flash ics?

GB bro
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But that's so much work...
Download still walkin' to my home... pretty loaded I think... Let's see if someone else has some experiences with imilka

marco2082 said:
But that's so much work...
Download still walkin' to my home... pretty loaded I think... Let's see if someone else has some experiences with imilka
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hmmm if you want to risk and lazy to do a bit longer way- your choice ;D

EdgaBimbam said:
hmmm if you want to risk and lazy to do a bit longer way- your choice ;D
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Haha, ye... ok true.... tell me what rom did you flash? and trough mobile odin?

marco2082 said:
Haha, ye... ok true.... tell me what rom did you flash? and trough mobile odin?
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i had criskelo rom ics v2, restored my rocket rom backup with 4.2 abbys kernel help and from rocket rom flashed without problems LPY firmware

Same boat
We are on the same boat! I'm also on Imilka CM9 v3 and I had been searching and would like to see if I can just flash LPY using PC Odin. However, my understanding is that our CM9 is using those "i9220LP5" boot loader so it doesn't look good.
Reading reading reading...

Carysyd said:
We are on the same boat! I'm also on Imilka CM9 v3 and I had been searching and would like to see if I can just flash LPY using PC Odin. However, my understanding is that our CM9 is using those "i9220LP5" boot loader so it doesn't look good.
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emmm if you flashed ics repack lp1 then flashed cm9 then you dont have bootloader i9220 ^^ if you flashed chainfire LP5 repack, then you will have bootloader i9220. Only chainfire LP5 repack has bootloader i9220

Just flashed it using Mobile Odin Pro, the process was very smooth.
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marco2082 said:
Am I able to use:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25916135&postcount=1840
that?
I'm on iMilka v3 cm9.. flashing and wiping doesn't seem dangerous to me from mobile odin?
Greetings,
Marco208
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Carysyd said:
We are on the same boat! I'm also on Imilka CM9 v3 and I had been searching and would like to see if I can just flash LPY using PC Odin. However, my understanding is that our CM9 is using those "i9220LP5" boot loader so it doesn't look good.
Reading reading reading...
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I took the plunge from imilka v3 CM9 and followed dr.Ketan's steps, and it worked flawlessly. Note though that I did have to do a full wipe to get past the Samsung boot screen, but outside of that, I restored a previous backup of my apps through Titanium, and all is well.
I do miss my AOSP apps, look and feel, but it's nice to have all functionality work as expected with the stock rom.
Hope this helps!

General questions on rooting and flashing roms on note

Im just stating here that I will generally know what you are talking about, im not a noob when it comes to android modding/roms/rooting, however i have always been worried with my note because ive seen lots of threads on devices being bricked.
basically i want to root my note, get CWM recovery onto it, and then flash whatever ROM/s i choose, without getting my phone bricked in the process.
i want someone to advise me on the best way to go about this whole thing, thankyou!
my device:
Samsung galaxy note (not sure if international or not, i bought from kogan.com.au, i live in australia, and have a telstra sim in it, however i think kogan ships the intl model)
android version: 4.0.3 ICS (stock)
baseband: N7000XXLPT
KERNEL VERSION: 3.0.15-N7000XXLPY-CL474507
BUILD NUMBER: IML74K.XXLPY
carrier: telstra (prepaid, and phone is unlocked)
the main confusion i have here is finding the correct threads for my kernel version, however i couldnt find what i wanted, and was unsure of which was safest, so thanks all for helping me out!

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dr.ketan said:
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You will get better information in half an hr, I am working on new method
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Thanks, I will follow that and get back to this thread, what I'm wondering though is how will I be able to tell which files willwork correctly with my phonephone

Method 1 will work to root your device.
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dr.ketan said:
Method 1 will work to root your device.
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Hello Good Dr. I am about to try rooting via method 1.Rooting with stock recovery. After this am i correct in saying I should flash notecore kernel ? I would be using Mobile Odin to do this as I dont have Windows PC.
What would be safest method to get to ParanoidAndroid JB or CM10 JB from there ? After the Kernel is flashed. Would I have to downgrade to pre-rooted GB rom first then flash ParanoidAndroid ? So your method 1 > flash kernel > downgrade to pre-rooted GB rom > ParanoidAndroid ?
Kind Thanks.

If you want to downgrade to prerooted rom then no need to get root, except you have no option to use pc. In this condition just root n use mobile odin to flash prerooted rom. After successful flashing wipe cache n data and flash cusyom ROM.
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dr.ketan said:
If you want to downgrade to prerooted rom then no need to get root, except you have no option to use pc. In this condition just root n use mobile odin to flash prerooted rom. After successful flashing wipe cache n data and flash cusyom ROM.
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So please just to clarify Dr.ketan. If I follow your method 1 to root my ICS Note and then I flash safe notecore kernel via Mobile Odin then I could flash ANY custom rom ? No need to flash a pre-rooted GB rom ? If this is correct would I need to wipe cache and data before flashing custom rom ? Please could you clarify which cache I should wipe ?
Thank you very much.
[Resolved via DM. Thanks Dr.Katan]

After flashing note core.you can.flash custom rom if that is ics based.
Otherwise i recommend to flash preroored gb rom first and wipe all (cache,data and delvic cache)
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dr.ketan said:
After flashing note core.you can.flash custom rom if that is ics based.
Otherwise i recommend to flash preroored gb rom first and wipe all (cache,data and delvic cache)
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Can I flash pre-rooted gb rom with mobile odin ? do I need a tar file or will it work with zip ? or should I use recovery mode and a zip ?
Thank you.
Stephen

Mobile odin can't flash zip.recovery.files. You can flash tar file, and prerooted gb rom is in tar. You can use mobile odin for that
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dr.ketan said:
Mobile odin can't flash zip.recovery.files. You can flash tar file, and prerooted gb rom is in tar. You can use mobile odin for that
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Thank you once again.
Is this safe to do on mobile odin ? Please could you provide me with a link to a pre-rooted gb rom in .tar format as the one in your sig is in .zip
Stephen

Just extract that, n you will get .tar file.
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Well guys. It looks like my flashing rom days are over before they have begun !
Tryed flashing the pre-rooted GB rom via Mobile Odin. This is what I get http://twitpic.com/an6zbi
This isnt right is it. Surely the other sections should be filled in not just System ? This is a real problem as I dont have Windows and can get my head around Heimdall. Im stumped. Is there a file I can use via Restore to install the rom ?
Hope someone can help !
Stephen

Replied ur pm
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I have read a lot but I'm still a bit confused...
Hello dear friends,
I'm just a newbie here, so please be patient ...
1) I'm planning to root+CWM my n7000 and also (and finally) want to flash CM9.1 (stable) on it. Right now I'm on GB 2.3.6 (not directly rootable) it's ZSLA2... for what I understand from Dr. Ketan's rooting guide is that I have to first downgrade the device flashing a pre-rooted+CWM'ed GB ROM from Chainfire..... ok, no problem.... but, my main question is: once I already have this pre-rooted gingerbread rom, can I (must I) do a hard reset/wipe prior to flash a custom rom?... and, can I FINALLY and DIRECTLY flash the CM9.1 + Gapps files from that chainfire's gingerbread rom version/kernel?... or do I have to upgrade again to a new GB ROM and then flash the CM?.... or even further: do I have to upgrade to a newer GB ROM then to an ICS ROM and only then I would can flash the CM file??....
2) The obligated dumb question: Once I finally flash CM9.1 ROM, it's a must (or a recommended practice) to flash a safe kernel like Franco, Speedmod, Notecore (for safety and/or performance)??
Thank you for your time! cheers

TavoAcAr said:
Hello dear friends,
I'm just a newbie here, so please be patient ...
1) I'm planning to root+CWM my n7000 and also (and finally) want to flash CM9.1 (stable) on it. Right now I'm on GB 2.3.6 (not directly rootable) it's ZSLA2... for what I understand from Dr. Ketan's rooting guide is that I have to first downgrade the device flashing a pre-rooted+CWM'ed GB ROM from Chainfire..... ok, no problem.... but, my main question is: once I already have this pre-rooted gingerbread rom, can I (must I) do a hard reset/wipe prior to flash a custom rom?... and, can I FINALLY and DIRECTLY flash the CM9.1 + Gapps files from that chainfire's gingerbread rom version/kernel?... or do I have to upgrade again to a new GB ROM and then flash the CM?.... or even further: do I have to upgrade to a newer GB ROM then to an ICS ROM and only then I would can flash the CM file??....
2) The obligated dumb question: Once I finally flash CM9.1 ROM, it's a must (or a recommended practice) to flash a safe kernel like Franco, Speedmod, Notecore (for safety and/or performance)??
Thank you for your time! cheers
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1. always advisable to do all three wipes ( data , cache, dalvik) in CWM if you are on GB and planning to flash another rom from there.
--- yes, you can directly go from pre-rooted Gb to CM 9.1 with g apps
--- when you are on CM and want to go to a custom ics then best to follow the method specified in opening post of the rom thread by developer. all CM kernels are safe to wipe and flash from generally...
2 . Franco , notecore, speedmod are all Touchwiz kernels. a CM rom will not boot with it, its not compatible.there are other CM kernels available that you can use with it, refer kernel repository by Chasmodo

rraaka said:
2 . Franco , notecore, speedmod are all Touchwiz kernels. a CM rom will not boot with it, its not compatible.there are other CM kernels available that you can use with it, refer kernel repository by Chasmodo
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Now that you mention Touchwiz (and continiuing with the dumb questions)... how can I have the latest Touchwiz (the SIII one) alongside with CM9? and... will I have all the S-Pen funcionality (pen and apps) in CM9??

TavoAcAr said:
Now that you mention Touchwiz (and continiuing with the dumb questions)... how can I have the latest Touchwiz (the SIII one) alongside with CM9? and... will I have all the S-Pen funcionality (pen and apps) in CM9??
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TW and Cm roms have varied/different and many simillar features
you must read through the rom threads for identifying them and choose your rom accordingly

I'm sorry if this question has been answered before, but I couldn't find it by searching.
I'm running 4.0.4 rooted, and would like to unroot it since I have to take my Note to be fixed on warranty. I rooted with temporary CWM and because it's considered to be dangerous now, can I run the Unroot_SuperUser-Busybox-Uninstaller-Update2-signed.zip from Dr. Ketan's root/unroot thread from stock recovery ?
Just wanted to make sure before I do anything stupid. And yes, I know I could flash to stock GB, wipe and flash to stock ICS but if I could unroot straight from recovery it would be a lot easier. Thanks in advance.

Yes you can, but remember if you have flashed custim kernel then first replace with stock. As well if you have update supersu from market, then first uninstall that from setting -appl -all
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[Q] How To for the Galaxy Note GT-N7000

Hello,
I am new to the XDAdevelopers forum and don't have much knowledge of rooting or installing customs roms to Android phones.
I currently own the Galaxy Note GT-N7000 and just looking around some videos I would love to have some customs rom installed on my phone, such as the new Jelly Bean roms that are out now.
I would love to know on how to root my Galaxy Note if there is a Noob Tutorial for rooting the galaxy note and maybe a Noob Tutorial on how to install Jelly Bean rom that is currently out (any suggestion on which rom would be great)
As I said I am a noob and don't have much knowledge on how to mod your android phones and any help would be greatly appreciated
FYI: Looked around the forums for the while, I couldn't find anything simple enough, I bet there is somewhere in the forum, not sure if I was looking correctly >.<

Here is a guide to root your phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
After you root your phone,flash a safe kernel like hydracore or speedmod kernel and then flash any jb rom
Jellycore and paranoid android are two jb roms that i feel the best

rajsekhar.300 said:
Here is a guide to root your phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
After you root your phone,flash a safe kernel like hydracore or speedmod kernel and then flash any jb rom
Jellycore and paranoid android are two jb roms that i feel the best
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Thanks for replying do you have any links to the Kernals and JB roms ? and if there is any tutorial for them too
Thanks again for your time.

Hydracore
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1749863
Jellycore rom
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1872921

rajsekhar.300 said:
Hydracore
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1749863
Jellycore rom
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1872921
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Does my version of Android Matter for these upgrades ?
I have
Android Version: 4.0.3
Baseband Version: N7000XXLPT

Georific said:
Does my version of Android Matter for these upgrades ?
I have
Android Version: 4.0.3
Baseband Version: N7000XXLPT
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No problem with your version, they works for all 4.0.X roms. here is complete guide for flashing.

jeetu1981 said:
No problem with your version, they works for all 4.0.X roms. here is complete guide for flashing.
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Thank you so god damn much for the HELP! this is exactly what I needed one problem though it says I need MobileOdenPro :/ I really can't purchase apps of the market is that a problem ? for the Kernel

No.After you flash the kernel,you can install jb rom through cwm

Georific said:
Thank you so god damn much for the HELP! this is exactly what I needed one problem though it says I need MobileOdenPro :/ I really can't purchase apps of the market is that a problem ? for the Kernel
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There is a free version for people who cannot buy from market, look here or you can also use k-tools for flashing kernel its free on market, extract the kernel to zimage and put on root of internal SD and then flash it using k-tools.

jeetu1981 said:
There is a free version for people who cannot buy from market, look here or you can also use k-tools for flashing kernel its free on market, extract the kernel to zimage and put on root of internal SD and then flash it using k-tools.
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Do I need any add any other roms to my phone before I put a Jelly Bean rom onto my phone ?

Georific said:
Do I need any add any other roms to my phone before I put a Jelly Bean rom onto my phone ?
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As long as you are on any safe kernel you can flash any JB rom, no matter if you are on any TW ICS, GB or CM9/10 roms. I am on CM10 right now and flashed it directly on stock LRQ ICS with Speedmod kernel.

jeetu1981 said:
There is a free version for people who cannot buy from market, look here or you can also use k-tools for flashing kernel its free on market, extract the kernel to zimage and put on root of internal SD and then flash it using k-tools.
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Mobile ODIN Lite says It requires an addon and takes me to the link you posted :/ ?

Georific said:
Mobile ODIN Lite says It requires an addon and takes me to the link you posted :/ ?
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yes, it needs some files to be downloaded manually, mobile odin pro downloads them automatically. Why don't you use K-tools, its free and very easy to use. i flashed Speedmod last time using k-tools only.

Georific said:
Mobile ODIN Lite says It requires an addon and takes me to the link you posted :/ ?
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You can find those additional files in the same link
Scroll down few posts and you can find it

jeetu1981 said:
yes, it needs some files to be downloaded manually, mobile odin pro downloads them automatically. Why don't you use K-tools, its free and very easy to use. i flashed Speedmod last time using k-tools only.
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I got it to work for Odin I added the Kernal Hydra do I just press Flash Firmware ? Please REply ASAP

rajsekhar.300 said:
You can find those additional files in the same link
Scroll down few posts and you can find it
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I managed to get Odin working I added the kernel Hydra do i just go to the bottom and click Flash Firmware ?

Georific said:
I managed to get Odin working I added the kernel Hydra do i just go to the bottom and click Flash Firmware ?
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Yes, select kernel (.tar or zimage format) in kernel field and then hit flash firmware. make sure to check if the kernel is flashed after restart before doing any wipes and all

bad or good...
jeetu1981 said:
Yes, select kernel (.tar or zimage format) in kernel field and then hit flash firmware. make sure to check if the kernel is flashed after restart before doing any wipes and all
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I followed every step on the link you gave me on how to get jellybeanitwas sucessful when installed it bootup but its been in the boot upscreen for a while it just says cyanogen mod. Like 20 min boot up or more is this bad.... help!!!!

Georific said:
I followed every step on the link you gave me on how to get jellybeanitwas sucessful when installed it bootup but its been in the boot upscreen for a while it just says cyanogen mod. Like 20 min boot up or more is this bad.... help!!!!
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boot in cwm recovery and do a full wipe, this should solve the problem or else reflash the JB rom.

its works
jeetu1981 said:
boot in cwm recovery and do a full wipe, this should solve the problem or else reflash the JB rom.
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The full wipe worked thanks so much man appreciate it for everything

[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
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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.
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Both the kernels are safe and i feel hydracore is best