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[Q] Some questions about Rom's and Firmwares

Okay...so i bought this new phone SGS a great one by the way
and i have not a few question about everything
1.Locked or Unlocked...what's better? does it help me in some ways?
what does it good for?
2.Do i need to unlock my phone to flash a new ROM?
3.When i say ROM i mean Darky's ROM because i hear it's the best one...
4.If i flash a new ROM with Wipe out and everything...does it wipes out the languages too? like Hebrew?
5.Will i be able to write with Hebrew latters after flashing a new ROM
6.Rooted and Unrooted? what does it mean?
7.If i flash a new ROM does it takes off the warranty?
8.The main question is what does take off warranty and what doesn't and how do i get the warranty back in some cases?
9.My firmware right now is Froyo 2.2... should i upgrade to 2.2.1 before flashing a new ROM?
10.If i flash a new ROM can it Brick my phone?
11.If i flash a new ROM and let's say i'm unhappy with it can i flash it back to the stock ROM and firmware?
If it help here are some details about my phone:
Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000
Country: Israel
Network: Orange
Firmware name: I9000JHJP6
Firmware Version: 2.2
Kernel Version: 2.6.32.9
Thank you very much for your time and help ^^
and sorry for my lame english

3.When i say ROM i mean Darky's ROM because i hear it's the best one...
Your hearing needs testing then .
1.Locked or Unlocked...what's better? does it help me in some ways?
what does it good for?
Locked to the original network unlocked = any network .
2.Do i need to unlock my phone to flash a new ROM?
Depends but for safety yes .
4.If i flash a new ROM with Wipe out and everything...does it wipes out the languages too? like Hebrew?
Again depends upon what you flash you need to flash a rom with Hebrew .Wipe = Delete .
6.Rooted and Unrooted? what does it mean?
You get access to the file system of the OS
7.If i flash a new ROM does it takes off the warranty?
YES
9.My firmware right now is Froyo 2.2... should i upgrade to 2.2.1 before flashing a new ROM?
No
10.If i flash a new ROM can it Brick my phone?
YES
11.If i flash a new ROM and let's say i'm unhappy with it can i flash it back to the stock ROM and firmware?
YES and no Stock as in Samsung Yes stock as in network supplied rom no.
PAGE ONE read learn then no brick .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=810686
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=817703
No knowledge not following instructions = brick
jje

Thank you for your fast reply
and you right...i have No knowledge about this kind of stuff and i have read everything you gave me already...
but still there is questions...those guides doesn't tell you what do you need to do and what not to do from the very first step
unlike HTC HD2 tutorials for rom flashing that have everything...
so if you have some more guides that you can recommend for me...ill be glad
and for my second question: "Do i need to unlock my phone to flash a new ROM?"
what do you mean by "Depends"?

「Q」Stock LPF to safe GB to safe ICS Kernel, how?

Can any1 school me on this?
I flashed LPF to my polish N7000 along w a new bootloader & csc (Hong Kong TGY) I flashed them all...it works great
I want 2 go to 4.0.4
but I'm worried about my bootloader and csc since most stayed on LPA & didn't flash the new bootloader I'm worried my downgrade process is different...I don't kno anything about bootloaders and understandably w all the bricking drama I'm paranoid about it...
Can any1 tell me what Rom kernal bootloader csc should I flash...to safely get off LPF and get 2 a safe rooted versatile ICS kernal through GB?
-Thanks
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda app-developers app

TopOfNewYork said:
Can any1 school me on this?
I flashed LPF to my polish N7000 along w a new bootloader & csc (Hong Kong TGY) I flashed them all...it works great
I want 2 go to 4.0.4
but I'm worried about my bootloader and csc since most stayed on LPA & didn't flash the new bootloader I'm worried my downgrade process is different...I don't kno anything about bootloaders and understandably w all the bricking drama I'm paranoid about it...
Can any1 tell me what Rom kernal bootloader csc should I flash...to safely get off LPF and get 2 a safe rooted versatile ICS kernal through GB?
-Thanks
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda app-developers app
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A safe bet would be to go to stock GB, root it, flash required recovery and then flash the 4.0.4 through the GB Recovery you have installed. Or use Abyss and flash your way through. Cheers!

smaiitm said:
A safe bet would be to go to stock GB, root it, flash required recovery and then flash the 4.0.4 through the GB Recovery you have installed. Or use Abyss and flash your way through. Cheers!
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This ^^
But bare in mind that there are no "Safe" 100% kernels on ICS - in 4.0.4 the reports seems to be that brickbug is still present in the kernel..
Most, if not all will tell you never to reset / factory wipe with ICS Kernel.

Sim-lock query

I am no noob when it comes to flashing roms or anything. What I am new to is the sim lock feature in Samsung. I have read through the forums and visited many threads. Let me give you some background before I ask my question.
I have an N7000(duh) Swedish, I am using Tmobile US, in the US. I have used different roms and mods etc. I was using Crash v7. I then flashed Chrack 10.1. That's when my Note popped up with the "network sim lock" image. Galaxy_s unlock did not work, no new rom does. Only restoring my old backup fixed it. Now, I have never seen that message before and now it is on my backup. However, Galaxy_s unlock works on the backup. I have read that flashing an old kj4 GB rom in Odin , then rooting, then Galaxy_s unlock works. But then I guess you can't use the newer roms with LRI.
Does this mean I cannot use any rom that has a LRK OR LRI base? That is how I understand it. How do I ever upgrade to the newer rom versions if they are all lri/lrk based? I know a lot of you out there don't have this problem but for me and those of us that do, we need a straight answer. Does anyone that has flashed back to KJ4 and Rooted with the CF-root KJ4 kernel had success with a newer rom like Criskelo or Chrack that has the LRI/LRK base and has successfully unlocked their sim?
(not asking about aosp roms, just TW)
Thank you very much!

Thogh i dont have any issue with SIM lock
But i have read some review and it can be unlocked with older ROM (by installing galaxy_s unlocker), But reflashing LRK/I again relock.
Have any body tried restoring EFS backup (of unlocked state) on LRK/I ?

dr.ketan said:
Thogh i dont have any issue with SIM lock
But i have read some review and it can be unlocked with older ROM (by installing galaxy_s unlocker), But reflashing LRK/I again relock.
Have any body tried restoring EFS backup (of unlocked state) on LRK/I ?
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Thanks for the reply Doc.
I did try restoring the efs folder in lrk and lri radio based roms with no success. I even tried swapping the CSC to a few countries. So far it appears the new radios don't allow unlocking the sim.

Then,I think now Networked locked user have to stick with old ROMs
Hope for somthing new..

dr.ketan said:
Then,I think now Networked locked user have to stick with old ROMs
Hope for somthing new..
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Yeah I was thinking the same. I'm hoping for a new radio release that works. Time will tell.

Just to add:
I am using Crashv7 and it is fine until I reboot the phone. Once the system loads I get the "network sim lock" message again. So every time there is a reboot I have to unlock the sim.

[Q] Changing from CM10.1 to stock rom?

Hello
Just upgraded to a Note II and have sold my Note 1. The new owner wants stock rom, root and unlocked bootloader. Is there any guide for reverting? I could probably just flash a stock rom trough CWM?
I'm just a little concerned about the earlier problems with breaking the storage part on the phone.

you can use odin to flash a stock rom.
use this tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997

Queries regarding IMEI on MTK devices

Hi guys..
I recently purchased canvas turbo..Im planning to flash stock v4 rom..but before flashing i wanna know few things as i dont wanna root my phone so soon...
1. Flashing stock rom via sp tools will void my warranty???
2. How to backup/restore imei on a non-rooted device??
3. How many of u lost imei after flashing stock rom on a non-rooted device??
4. Is it safe to flash stock rom without backing up imei???

aarsg3app said:
Hi guys..
I recently purchased canvas turbo..Im planning to flash stock v4 rom..but before flashing i wanna know few things as i dont wanna root my phone so soon...
1. Flashing stock rom via sp tools will void my warranty???
2. How to backup/restore imei on a non-rooted device??
3. How many of u lost imei after flashing stock rom on a non-rooted device??
4. Is it safe to flash stock rom without backing up imei???
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1. You will not void your warranty by flashing v4
2. No idea
3. I never lost imei
4. According to me you can flash without backing up imei