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Abyss Kernel Safe to CWM?

eybee1970 posted on his rom these instrucktions just want to know if this really makes it safer (alot) to use cwm wipe?
- install Abyss Kernel 4.2
- boot back in Recovery (find it under 'advanced')
- now FullWipe!!!
- Flash ROM
- reboot system
-...you are done
==> ONLY, ONLY, ONLY FullWipe with Abyss Kernel 4.2 installed!!!! NEVER, NEVER, NEVER Full Wipe with CF-Root Kernel installed!!!
Want to know cos i want to try a custom rom to make my battery better and no samsung crap and Oc? possible (is it yet on ICS=?)
Im running German ICS LPY with CF-Root..
Thanks!

SoonHD2 said:
eybee1970 posted on his rom these instrucktions just want to know if this really makes it safer (alot) to use cwm wipe?
- install Abyss Kernel 4.2
- boot back in Recovery (find it under 'advanced')
- now FullWipe!!!
- Flash ROM
- reboot system
-...you are done
==> ONLY, ONLY, ONLY FullWipe with Abyss Kernel 4.2 installed!!!! NEVER, NEVER, NEVER Full Wipe with CF-Root Kernel installed!!!
Want to know cos i want to try a custom rom to make my battery better and no samsung crap and Oc? possible (is it yet on ICS=?)
Im running German ICS LPY with CF-Root..
Thanks!
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yes, i can confirm that, just used it to go back 3 times from lpy, the most important poin is REBOOT RECOVERY (under advanced option) so that you got RedPill touch recovery before doing any wipe or flasing a nandroid backup of GB ROM.

that would mean with this method I could install CM9 without flashing a GB-ROM first nor use PC Odin?

Theoretically, yes. You don't need the whole Rom to switch to another Rom, just a working kernel/Recovery would do.

boogeyman said:
that would mean with this method I could install CM9 without flashing a GB-ROM first nor use PC Odin?
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is this possible? flashing cm9 rom without flashing a GB-Rom first?

matharuajay said:
is this possible? flashing cm9 rom without flashing a GB-Rom first?
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I made it with abbys kernel for paranoid android v0.2 no problem happened
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matharuajay said:
is this possible? flashing cm9 rom without flashing a GB-Rom first?
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Yes, I just use abbys recovery to flash another rom without problem so far.

Is speedmod kernel safe like abyss
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It's always the safest to go back to gingerbread via PC Odin though.

Still is speedmod safe
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shivil.sahni said:
Still is speedmod safe
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theorethically, yes. but don't take chances and go with GB kernel like abyss.... or the best is go back to a full GB kernel and do it frim there.
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Bt can i flash a gb kernel in ics? Isnt it risky
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how to prevent your note from hardbricked

Dears
when you flash any new rom you are taking a risk to cause EMMC Bricke, so the solution for this is before you flash any rom you have to keep a copy of Abyss Note kernel on your external memory card, then restart your phone in recovery mod and flash the kernel after that make reboot in recovery mod again then follow the new rom flash instructions
Note:
1- when you flash the Abyss Note kernel you have to be sure that really you want to flash a new rom other wise your phone it will not work until you flash the new rom
2- no need to flash this kernel if you need only to update your currant rom
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westal79 said:
Dears
when you flash any new rom you are taking a risk to cause EMMC Bricke, so the solution for this is before you flash any rom you have to keep a copy of Abyss Note kernel on your external memory card, then restart your phone in recovery mod and flash the kernel after that make reboot in recovery mod again then follow the new rom flash instructions
Note:
1- when you flash the Abyss Note kernel you have to be sure that really you want to flash a new rom other wise your phone it will not work until you flash the new rom
2- no need to flash this kernel if you need only to update your currant rom
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This is only applicable to stock ics roms and custom roms using stock ics kernel (don't think there are any anymore). Emmc is not triggered by flashing but by wiping which is done in menu, dialler, recovery, by changing csc or flashing a full wipe ics rom.
All gb kernels are safe from emmc, abyss is a gb kernel, so the same goes for any gb kernel.
Just to clarify.
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Thanks for the detailed explanation and clarification:fingers-crossed:

I want to flash LQ2 over itself to stop root as unrooting isn't making the fact it has previously been rooted to the Sky Go app. Can I just flash LQ2 using Odin mobile and not risk the brick bug?
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gregianos said:
I want to flash LQ2 over itself to stop root as unrooting isn't making the fact it has previously been rooted to the Sky Go app. Can I just flash LQ2 using Odin mobile and not risk the brick bug?
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Use CWM to flash zips.
Use pc odin to flash tar files... Just wipe cache and flash it..
Using jbroid kernel script before flashing is perfect in CWM.
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is new 4.0.4 safe to wipe? is the kernel safe?

arinsms said:
is new 4.0.4 safe to wipe? is the kernel safe?
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Depends on the kernel..Don't wipe with stock kernels which comes from Samsung officially...Flash a safe kernel first then Do wipes...

so flashing to the abyss is the safest way to upgrade then....great

mafioso345 said:
so flashing to the abyss is the safest way to upgrade then....great
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Yes. Of course...
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Good Stuff
Good one :good:

Back up in CMW stuck at "bb"

Hi guys,
Last week I rooted my phone and flashed the Rocketrom v10 flashing the Abysskernel first, just to be 100% sure there couldn't happen anything, and then flashed the rom. Everything works with fine with it and I'm very happy that I begin to understand how flashing and so is on a Samsung device (with the emmc brickbug and stuff).
Now: I want to flash the CM10 ROM but I prefer to do a backup of this rom before I flash any rom again. I tried once and got into clockworkmod recovery (via Volume up, power and menu button pressed all at once) and tried backing up my rom there. That didn't seem to be a problem untill the whole progress bar had reached to almost 100% and there was written "bb" and got stuck on that screen for ages..
What could that be?
I thought I could try to make a backup using ROMmanager but there they ask me to flash clockworkmod recovery, and I don't know if that's a good idea, because the rom already has a CWM recovery in itself?
thank you very much!

If you are interested inflashing CM10,here is the detailed guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801686

when you were doing the back up you were probably on Notecore kernel right ?

Yes, thats right. Is that the problem? Because I thought it was a safe kernel from what I can back up and wipe without problem..?
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That kernel seems to be laggy on cwn... Try speedmod k3 13.. Has fast cwm... Or hydracore which has the latest.
Also make sure u have enof space in ur storage
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I have not been able to get the rom manager to work on my n7000:
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So I could download hydracore or another safe kernel and immediate after that make a backup in cwm. Afterwards I'd have to do a fullwipe and after that I could flash for instance the paranoid android ROM? I dont need to installs another kernel to do these things right...just a safe kernel like hydracore?
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I have a problem.
I tried flashing the hydracorekernel and it worked, than I tried backing upthe rom but it warned me I hadn't anough space, probably, and it continued the action and got stuck on system backup at "email.apk". So i pulled the battery to get the phone rebootedand free the sdcard space. But there it wentwrong: on the recovery CMW recovery that came with the hydracore kernel nothing happened when clicking 'reboot system now' to reboot the phone. It just showed me a screen with the rommanager logo and the version number of the cmw recovery, all the option (like choose zip from sd) dissapeared when clicking reboot but the phone didnt reboot.
What should I do now?
i dont have a backup on my phone yet, because I flashed hydracore to be able to backup my phone... I have these zipfiles onmy sdcard:
- abyskernel (I had it to be able to flash rocketrom)
- rocketrom zip
- paranoid android zip
- googleapps zip
- hydracore kernel zip
What should I do know?! My phone wontboot anymore, just because I wanted to back my rom up (and therefore flashed hydracore correctly)

as a rule you should never ever try flashing a kernel using CWM... that would tantamount bricking your phone.
If you can boot up still in Download Mode, You may need to downgrade back to stock GB first. Once your phone is in stock GB. Flash AbyssNote kernel to root your phone. By the way Abyss kernel is ONLY USE ON STOCK GB and NOT on any ICS ROM.
Once you have your phone rooted and in stock GB... follow the instructions on flashing back your RocketRom kernel (from the instructions in flashing on RocketRom's thread)
P.S. Not that I am against Hydra/NoteCore... but I am more confident in flashing SpeedMod on any custom ICS ROM. Not that it matters to you though, but I'm just saying it.

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P.S. Not that I am against Hydra/NoteCore... but I am more confident in flashing SpeedMod on any custom ICS ROM. Not that it matters to you though, but I'm just saying it.[/QUOTE]
y is that?
personally I like the speedmod too but doesn't have the underclocking function.
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nokiamodeln91 said:
y is that?
personally I like the speedmod too but doesn't have the underclocking function.
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like I've said.. you can try whichever kernel you like.. but my personal preference is SpeedMod...I have nothing against HydraCore itself as I have tried it myself... and Yes SpeedMod doesn't have those 'magical elves and wizardry' that Hydra delivers... but what it can deliver is stability and peace of mind (at least on my part). You can gain confidence on a kernel when there's less (to none) issues it can bring.

Hmmm agree
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[Q] plz i need help

hi every body i'm new member and it's first time to make update to my galaxy note GT-n7000
i c in topic steps to make that update but i don't understand what i need to do for this step
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
if any one can tell me more about that what is this and how can i do this?? thank u

Which rom are you trying to flash? What that means is not to flash from a stock ics kernel as it will result in a superbrick. You need to first flash a safe kernel such as phillz or hydracore, unless you're on gb in which case you're safe to flash.
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remeber to flash from any ICS rom it is always advice to flash using a safe kernel to prevent brick
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Can't flash from stock anyway. Zip wont pass signature verification. I think that warning is aimed at people using cf-root or old franco/speedmod kernels before CAP-ERASE was disabled.
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shoey63 said:
Can't flash from stock anyway. Zip wont pass signature verification. I think that warning is aimed at people using cf-root or old franco/speedmod kernels before CAP-ERASE was disabled.
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that warning is for anyone thats on stock ICS and wants to flash a custom rom, whether CM or TW based. And yes also those old kernels. If you want CM9, download the CM9 kernel from here and, put it in your sd card, and flash from recovery. Reboot BACK into recovery, don't reboot the phone. Make sure you download the CM9 rom and gapps, and put it your sd card before. Then wipe data, and flash CM9 once back into recovery. The same way if you want CM10. You can also use the Universal Hydracore kernel

how can i know my ROM???

basuony101 said:
how can i know my ROM???
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Settings - About phone. Are you on stock? Non-rooted? If stock and non rooted, then first flash Philz ICS kernel based on your current firmware. It will give you root, then wipe cache/dalvik after. Then reboot your phone, let it settle for a few minutes, then go back to recovery and flash CM9/CM10/Hydracore kernel, reboot back into recovery, then flash whatever rom you want, with the neccessary wipes. Its safe to flash from the philz kernel as well, but its hex patched, still could be unsafe to wipe from..
Also, if you want CM10/Jellybean, then you must either use the CM10 or hydracore kernel, don't flash cm10 from the philz kernel

dr. xp55 said:
Its safe to flash from the philz kernel as well, but its hex patched, still could be unsafe to wipe from..
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Yes Entropy512 has expressed his doubts about the safety of so called "hex hacked" kernels (ie: offending brickbug byte changed fro a one to a zero), but he also says the only way to test for safety is to wipe and hope the phone doesn't freeze. Well I have done heaps of wipes on Philz kernels and no problems, but that could just be luck right? So for further confirmation of safety, I flashed CWM.zip ( the lethal one that Entropy has banned and has bricked heaps of phones) on a Philz kernel. From there I did Factory Resets, wipes, formatting of partitions, you name it and all operations passed in a breeze. If Brickbug wasn't disabled, I would have bricked on the first Factory reset. Philz kernels are definitely safe:good:

shoey63 said:
Yes Entropy512 has expressed his doubts about the safety of so called "hex hacked" kernels (ie: offending brickbug byte changed fro a one to a zero), but he also says the only way to test for safety is to wipe and hope the phone doesn't freeze. Well I have done heaps of wipes on Philz kernels and no problems, but that could just be luck right? So for further confirmation of safety, I flashed CWM.zip ( the lethal one that Entropy has banned and has bricked heaps of phones) on a Philz kernel. From there I did Factory Resets, wipes, formatting of partitions, you name it and all operations passed in a breeze. If Brickbug wasn't disabled, I would have bricked on the first Factory reset. Philz kernels are definitely safe:good:
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I read that and was very worried. As it is Entropy who wrote it . He is very well respected. Like he says just because you got away with it does not mean the next guy will.
I've read of phones bricked on hex hacked kernels. Can't see how if the 0 is changed but it does happen. The guy should read Entropy's post.
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shoey63 said:
Yes Entropy512 has expressed his doubts about the safety of so called "hex hacked" kernels (ie: offending brickbug byte changed fro a one to a zero), but he also says the only way to test for safety is to wipe and hope the phone doesn't freeze. Well I have done heaps of wipes on Philz kernels and no problems, but that could just be luck right? So for further confirmation of safety, I flashed CWM.zip ( the lethal one that Entropy has banned and has bricked heaps of phones) on a Philz kernel. From there I did Factory Resets, wipes, formatting of partitions, you name it and all operations passed in a breeze. If Brickbug wasn't disabled, I would have bricked on the first Factory reset. Philz kernels are definitely safe:good:
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The whole point about Brickbug is that it has to meet certain criteria to activate, you wouldn't experience a brick off one flash necessarily, it could be the nth time you wiped that you meet those criteria there's just no way to know.
Saying that, I've not read of any bricks from phillz so believe it to be safe.
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The case of the guy bricking on Philz was due to transferring videos, nothing to do with wiping or flashing in recovery. Could have happened (and still will) to anyone on any kernel with faulty hardware. Totally unrelated to emmc brickbug.
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shoey63 said:
The case of the guy bricking on Philz was due to transferring videos, nothing to do with wiping or flashing in recovery. Could have happened (and still will) to anyone on any kernel with faulty hardware. Totally unrelated to emmc brickbug.
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Ok, good to know, thankyou, large file transfers can certainly imitate a file deletion before copy.
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thank u all
did u use android v4.1.3 on ur note GT-N7000???

basuony101 said:
thank u all
did u use android v4.1.3 on ur note GT-N7000???
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Whenever I was on ics if used a safe kernel, now on jb leak in still use a safe kernel, i don't trust samsung.
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same here... the leak on sammobile, can even think of flashing without changing the kernel to Philz XXLS2.. get lot of surprises from Samsung

Rooted (but haven't flashed any custom ROM) - ok to factory reset /good for warranty?

Hey guys,
I have rooted the GNote N7000 using CWM but haven't flashed any custom room. Still on official 4.0.4 rom. (Rooted as I wanted to put a ported Google Now app on it).
Now I want to do a factory reset. Is it safe to do so? Do I need to unroot it first?
Second, If i take it to samsung for repair under warranty, can i take the phone back in its current rooted (with official rom) status? Or do i have to unroot it first?
Many thanks,
B.

Root breaks your warranty. You have to unroot the note.
Btw you should move (or ask to some moderator) this topic in q/a section, or in general.
Dev section is only for custom roms, kernels and mods
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You say you are rooted.. What kernel are you on ? if its the stock ICS kernel then its not safe at all to do a factory reset. First flash a safe kernel and then do a factory reset and then unroot by flashing the stock rom again to remove all traces of rooting for warranty
also as we dont know what method you used to root : go into download mode and check the binary counter if its 0 for warranty

nokiamodeln91 said:
You say you are rooted.. What kernel are you on ? if its the stock ICS kernel then its not safe at all to do a factory reset. First flash a safe kernel and then do a factory reset and then unroot by flashing the stock rom again to remove all traces of rooting for warranty
also as we dont know what method you used to root : go into download mode and check the binary counter if its 0 for warranty
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Hi - when I purchased the Note (N7000) it's on stock 2.3 rom, then I updated it to ICS 4.0.4 via Kies (hence stock rom) and then rooted by going into CWM mode and flashed CWM-SuperSU-v0.87.zip.
All I did was rooting the phone using CWM, and I've never used Odin and flashed any custom ROM. I suppose I am on official Kernel? In the phone setting > about phone: it says baseband version: N7000XXLRB, Kernel: 3.0.15-N7000ZSLPM-CL901577
1. How do I flash a safe kernel if that is required?
2. How do I go to download mode to check the binary counter?
3. Do I have to flash stock rom to unroot? (I am not on any custom rom). If not, how do I unroot?
Thanks guys for your help! I got nexus 4 and am trying to reset this phone to then give my mom for xmas! Your urgent help is much appreciated! :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

1. To flash a safe kernel you can either install using mobile odin or the Philz kernel zip file from stock recovery. This will be needed if you want to reset your phone as doing wipe of stock ics kernel is unsafe.
2. Vol down + power + home then Vol up to continue
3.to un root you can flash the whole Rom again using pc odin.
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nokiamodeln91 said:
1. To flash a safe kernel you can either install using mobile odin or the Philz kernel zip file from stock recovery. This will be needed if you want to reset your phone as doing wipe of stock ics kernel is unsafe.
2. Vol down + power + home then Vol up to continue
3.to un root you can flash the whole Rom again using pc odin.
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Thanks nokiamodeln91. So what i need to do now, is to flash a safe kernel, then reset the phone (by going to settings > backup and reset > factory data reset), then flash the whole stock rom to the phone to bring it back to unroot, correct?
2 more questions:
1. Where can I find this safe kernel to flash? Is it an official kernel? If it's not official, would that be an issue when the handset is set for warranty later down the road with an unofficial kernel?
2. Will flashing the stock rom back raise any flash counter? I will just use the latest stock rom from sammobile?
Thanks!

Once you flash a safe kernel boot into into recovery and do a wipe data factory reset.
Safe kernel ex. Philz, hydracore.. Look in the android original Dev section. You will find them
There are custom safe kernel and cannot be there on phone for warranty.
For warranty, you will need to flash the stock Rom using odin and will remove all the root add stock kernel back.
Will not raise counter.
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nokiamodeln91 said:
Once you flash a safe kernel boot into into recovery and do a wipe data factory reset.
Safe kernel ex. Philz, hydracore.. Look in the android original Dev section. You will find them
There are custom safe kernel and cannot be there on phone for warranty.
For warranty, you will need to flash the stock Rom using odin and will remove all the root add stock kernel back.
Will not raise counter.
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Just wondering, if I have to flash the stock rom which will overwrite everything on the phone including the kernel anyway, could I not just skip the first step: (flashing a safe (unofficial) kernel to factory reset the phone),
and just do the flashing stock rom using odin which will just bring everything back to stock (including wiping everything out)?

No. Installing new Rom will not wipe everything unless you install a wipe Rom. And doing a faculty reset is not safe on stock ics kernels.
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nokiamodeln91 said:
No. Installing new Rom will not wipe everything unless you install a wipe Rom. And doing a faculty reset is not safe on stock ics kernels.
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I am actually not very good at this and am worried i may brick the device. Can I just use the superuser app's 'fully unroot' option to unroot the Note, then take it back to samsung service centre for them to fully wipe my device and also load the latest rom for me? (They confirm that can do it for free for my note which is still under warranty)
Only concern for me is that, after i use 'fully unroot' feature in superuser, will samsung still be able to tell this rom has been modified and refuse to service it? I can confirm that on my device current flash counter is 0 (no), and it is showing as official samsung rom.

Uninstall apps that need root access and delete their folders before unrooting through superuser app.
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