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New to rooting

I have a Samsung i9000 which I have rooted with super one click details of my phone are:
Model: GT-I9000
Firmware: 2.3.5
Baseband: I9000NEJVB
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I9000NEJVK-CL649158 [email protected] #2
Build No.: GINGERBREAD NEJVK
My question is this Can I flash this phone with any kernel or does it have to be specific to any of the numbers above (which I do not know what they mean) and if it does have to be specific could someone please tell me which kernel/s are compatible
Many thanks in advance
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk 2

If you want root with proper CWM recovery you will most likely need to flash a kernel with Odin.
SuperOneClick gives you root for things like apps but you generally still have 3e recovery and you end up with signature failure whenever you try flash something from CWM.
In terms of kernels the easiest one which is closest to stock is CF-Root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788108
You generally want the same cf-root kernel as the last three digits of where it says gingerbreadxxx.
The rest of the instructions are in the first couple of posts. Fairly long but if you just read it slowly and go step by step its fairly easy.
Once you have flashed this you should have the correct recovery to flash other kernels & custom roms.
NB: Before you start all of this make sure to back up your phone. I would recommend connecting phone to pc & copying entire internal sd card straight to a folder on your pc. Also make sure to back up EFS folder. This is where your EMEI number is stored and you will want this if something goes wrong.
From Cyanogenmod Galaxy S wiki page:
Before you do anything — Make a backup
Don't forget to back up your data. If you have synced the device with a Google account, then the contacts, calendar, Gmail, & select other Google-related data will not be lost and will come back after the next sync. However, you should backup anything you want to keep that is not stored on the SD card:
SMS/MMS messages, Call Log, Bookmarks, Applications; use Titanium Backup or the Astro File Manager, for example, Any application data not on the SD card.
It would also be a good idea to backup everything stored on the SD card in the rare case the SD card must be formatted to resolve any major problems.
MyBackup Root, SMS Backup & Restore, and Call Backup & Restore are all free applications that can assist with backing up your data.

Hi, welcome to XDA man
Firstly everything scubadude said above is fairly important
Secondly; well it really depends on what you're looking for mate. If you just wanna upgrade your kernel (and by the sounds of it you dont really know what a kernel is, or what it does) then flashing a kernel only does so much on a standard rom. Flashing CF root kernel gives you proper root for root apps and clockworkmod (CWM) recovery so you can flash addons and suchlike.
However people usually root their phones so they can install a custom rom, which can improve speed, battery life, functionality and a ton of other things, and that's when people start looking around for different kernels which complement their current rom.
Just wanting a kernel with your stock rom doesn't make a whole load of sense. A ROM is what'll improve your phone.
If you want all the benefits of rooting, i'd suggest looking for a new ROM and flashing that.
If you're unsure of what rom to flash, read around in the i9000 development forum and read through different roms features. You could flash an android 2.3.X rom which would be a gingerbread (GB) rom or an android 4.0.X rom which would be an ice cream sandwich rom (ICS)
Dont ask which is the best rom for GB or ICS please, there are a billion threads like it, and it always comes down to this; read around, look at the features each rom gives, look at any bugs they may have (ICS roms probably have a few bugs here and there where most GB roms are completely stable) and decide if said ROM is good for you.
If you want a very stable, very fast, decent battery life and easy to flash GB rom then i'd suggest Gamerzrom. I'm running it atm.
However the dev stopped developing for it, but i can link you to ALL the files you need to flash the rom and a set of instructions if you'd like. I have a copy of all of them because i flash new roms but i usually go back to it anyway.
Definitely read the development section, you'll find something that sounds good for you.
Oh and for your information;
ICS > GB
and for GB firmwares, in order from newest to oldest, all 2.3.6 firmwares;
JW5>JW4>JVU>JW1
(those last two may be mixed up)
Most GB roms are on 2.3.6 now so it helps to know the above.

Thanks for the reply guys very much appteciated
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk 2

No problemo, just hit thanks please

I think Gamerzrom is still being developed but it has been moved to another forum. Technorumor blog.
If you want a list of ICS ROMS & Kernels check this thread out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24536220#post24536220
For a fairly thorough ICS benchmark thread check this out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1554621
For modems check out this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158783
As mentioned there are plenty of threads out there asking about ROMS & for every ROM there are going to be people that tell you the one they are using is best. If you are going ICS there is a nice easy tutorial here.
It is for Team ICSSGS. It is an older ICS ROM but development has been slow lately so while it is still good it is running ICS 4.0.3 while the newer ROMS are all on ICS 4.0.4. Having said that it is still a great tutorial & rom to get you started. It goes right from all the files you need, to getting a stock rom in case things fail to flashing ICS. Once you done everything in this tutorial you will be in a good position to start flashing & testing roms to find the one you like.
Oh yes if we have helped hit thanks.

Root is essential if want access to the system of your phone(elusive folders).
Then u can tweak kernel(eg.voltage control or mc tweaker)and improve GPS(GPS aids) or backup your apps and settings with titanium backup.all these are apps u can download from android market.
These are good reasons to root your phone.
If u flash cf-root kernel u will have many options to tweak your phone,because it support init-d(all custom kernel's support this).like supercharger v6 or thunderbolt tweaks this will improve your phone greatly.but u need to READ a lot before going down this road.
Anyway good luck and don't be afraid to root.

ok i think i may have screwed up my phone i flashed the cf-root kernel and phone rebooted. it has now been stuck on the boot animation for an age( blue flashing android word) is there a way of getting it back to stock nejvb. please help this is my only mobile

sorted it thank god found threes firmware etc.

Glad it's sorted
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk 2

Go to settings/about phone and check your build,then go to cf-root thread and find a kernel that matches your build and flash that.
But make sure that it's the i9000 thread and not the i9100.
There is a MOBILE ODIN,that is quite easy to operate. If u already got root u can flash almost anything.search for it, it's made by chainfire(cf-root, yep same guy)
But u need root to operate

time to do my rom
ok managed to flash my kernel with the cf-jvb kernel. what i would like to know now is "can i now just flash a rom, and could u explain what a modem is and do i need one or is it included in the rom" i am wanting to speed up my i9000 so could someone suggest a stable GB or ICS rom.
many thx in advance for all your help so far

I have just noticed that this new kernel will not allow Wi-Fi connection it will turn on, scan, wont find my connection and then turn its self off. Have I done something wrong or is it just the kernel that doesn't allow it?
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According to your opening post. Your build is jvk not jvb. Jvb is your baseband. Which you change depending on where in the world you live, it will make your phone have a strong signal. For example my build is jw5 so I use a root made for jw5. I use kg3 as my baseband because it is the stock bell Canada modem and gives the best signal. Root with jvk not jvb. Gl
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[Q] So confused. Is there a way or not?

Hi there folks!
Im getting mighty confused about this flashing thing.
Im looking to change my ROM to something else then the ICS from Samsung.
Here is the deal.
I read the warning posts and it say (what i think it means) that my build "XLP9" ICS 4.0.3 from Samsung is not safe to do anything on.
I look around on the net to see if there is a way (despite what i read here).
It looks promising.
But all the things i find is ether a lower version of Android (like 2.3.x) or someone is telling me about tons of stuff to download and do before.
So this is were i ask you all.
Do (been searching for 2 days, perhaps my search terms are bad) anyone know if there is a working way to for me to change my version to AOKP for e.g without destroying my phone?
Like i said before, my Build is: XLP9, android version 4.0.3 (from Samsungs update service).
Phone is rooted using CWM.
Its a Note version for the .EU market bought like a few weeks ago (came with 2.3.x i believe).
If you know a thread that contains step by step instructions that will allow me to change the rom, please post it to me here.
Or if I´m screwed for updating to ICS just tell me so to
Cheers
Honken

Hello again.
Yet another day and cant locate any information that im after.
So i tought perhaps there is a way to downgrade the phone back to the factory settings (not ICS).
But since i did the upgrade to ICS is the old rom still on the phone?
I mean to reset it back (same as thode recovery discs on a computer).
Any help or points in the right direction is helpfull at this time.
cheers
Honken

honken08 said:
Hi there folks!
Im getting mighty confused about this flashing thing.
Im looking to change my ROM to something else then the ICS from Samsung.
Here is the deal.
I read the warning posts and it say (what i think it means) that my build "XLP9" ICS 4.0.3 from Samsung is not safe to do anything on.
I look around on the net to see if there is a way (despite what i read here).
It looks promising.
But all the things i find is ether a lower version of Android (like 2.3.x) or someone is telling me about tons of stuff to download and do before.
So this is were i ask you all.
Do (been searching for 2 days, perhaps my search terms are bad) anyone know if there is a working way to for me to change my version to AOKP for e.g without destroying my phone?
Like i said before, my Build is: XLP9, android version 4.0.3 (from Samsungs update service).
Phone is rooted using CWM.
Its a Note version for the .EU market bought like a few weeks ago (came with 2.3.x i believe).
If you know a thread that contains step by step instructions that will allow me to change the rom, please post it to me here.
Or if I´m screwed for updating to ICS just tell me so to
Cheers
Honken
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It have too many method to change from stock rom to custom rom or aokp. My suggestion is choose your favourite rom and read carefully with the installation method provided at op, then you be fine.
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honken08 said:
Hello again.
Yet another day and cant locate any information that im after.
So i tought perhaps there is a way to downgrade the phone back to the factory settings (not ICS).
But since i did the upgrade to ICS is the old rom still on the phone?
I mean to reset it back (same as thode recovery discs on a computer).
Any help or points in the right direction is helpfull at this time.
cheers
Honken
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Now that you have upgraded to ICS. Those are the factory settings.
Easiest way to downgrade to GB Is by flashing a stock GB rom via pc Odin.

Most of the new ICS custom ROMs now just require you to install AbyssKernel 4.2, then select advanced options and select reboot recovery. Then you wipe your device (wipe data, cache and dalvik cache). From this moment you're free to flash. It all takes less then a minute if you hurry (joking, don't rush when flashing your phone), and it's not very complicated. Do it once and you'll know it's simple.
You need to have a root access first. Plenty of guides how to do it out there.

[Q] ROMs Boot loop every time I flash them.

I've been trying to Change the ROM in my phone all day and I've had no luck.
I first tried Slim Bean and that worked no problems BUT...
I had a blank IMEI which means I cannot make calls and I also learnt that you can't go from GB to JB, you need to go in steps of each ICS
I think If I go back to 2.3.3, copy or back up the /efs files or something then go back to Slim Bean then copy them that MIGHT work but I haven't tried it.
[Would be nice if SlimROMs just kept Play Store in the Rom, it would make things easier but they don't call it slim for no reason!]
So I went back to 2.3.3 using an Ezbase Recovery and I've been trying to Install ICS ROMs and they have ALL failed when installing causing a boot loop.
I've tried Cyanogen 9, 9.1.0, Slim ICS and a few other I cannot remember.
Is their something I am missing? a certain kernel? Need to upgrade to 2.3.6?
I really just want to get to Jelly Bean, I've tried it first hand Via SlimROM and it's like BUTTER but It's useless at the moment if I cannot get my IMEI or network provider showing up.
Thank you in advance.

TheProfessionalIdiot said:
I've been trying to Change the ROM in my phone all day and I've had no luck.
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ok, for upgrades from GB to ICS, you need a 2.3.6 bootloader, you can use Ezboot without changing ROM ( link in My Android collections) and a CWM by flashing a semaphore kernel. Here you backup your EFS.
In ICS ( follow guide by developer of your chosen ROM) , you may need to flash twice, as first flash may give you boot loops

Worked like a charm.
You've been so helpful since I joined XDA.
I wish I had money to spare for the help but I massive thanks is all I can give at the moment!

[Q] Android jellybean 4.1

Hello people from XDA,
I have a few questions that hopefully can be answered:
I have the Galaxy S GT i9000 and I really want to have jellybean 4.1 instead of gingerbread. I have run into a lot of problems when I tried to put custom ROM (I think it was the F4k ICS ROM) and a lot of problems when trying to root. I now sucessfully have it rooted on XXJVU 2.3.6
What I want to know: Is the Jellybean 4.1 for daily use? I use my phone for work and school, so I don't need a ROM that can't for example call or send SMS.
Does 3G and Wi-Fi work?
Will I run into problems starting up? When flashing the F4k ICS ROM I couldn't stop it from staying at the "Kernel semaphore" even after waiting 10 - 20 minutes.
Is it STABLE?
Do I have acces to Google Play
Do I have USB to computer access?
Do I NEED to make a backup with Titanium Backup, or isn't it neccessary? It really doesn't matter for me if I have to set my settings manually again.
I hope these can be answered. For as far as I searched, I couldn't find any answers related to my questions.
Thanks in advance,-

Hello
Yes you can use cm10 as daily.almost everything works

has ccaseder
everything you asked for should work if you set it all up correctly

To get to 4.0.4 - CM9 here is a guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852546&highlight=jw4. You can skip first steps if you have a rooted GB / CWM.
After that to go to CM10 (4.1.2) it's: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778526
Everything is working great in 4.1.2 CM10.
First you should backup EFS, save contact/sms/mms/call log with Go Backup (Titanium also as it can't hurt to have 2 backups).
Backup is needed as the phone will be wiped.

In my opinion CM10 is almost as 'stable'(in every way you could think off) as CM9. Some people still wait for a real stable, if you really don't want to encounter anything weird you could go for CM9 instead.

Helly Bean
Try Helly_Bean, smoother and faster than CM10 in my opinion and all works fine out of the box.
Official website at hellybean.com. Enjoy!

AndroidFan2 said:
Hello people from XDA,
I have a few questions that hopefully can be answered:
I have the Galaxy S GT i9000 and I really want to have jellybean 4.1 instead of gingerbread. I have run into a lot of problems when I tried to put custom ROM (I think it was the F4k ICS ROM) and a lot of problems when trying to root. I now sucessfully have it rooted on XXJVU 2.3.6
What I want to know: Is the Jellybean 4.1 for daily use? I use my phone for work and school, so I don't need a ROM that can't for example call or send SMS.
Does 3G and Wi-Fi work?
Will I run into problems starting up? When flashing the F4k ICS ROM I couldn't stop it from staying at the "Kernel semaphore" even after waiting 10 - 20 minutes.
Is it STABLE?
Do I have acces to Google Play
Do I have USB to computer access?
Do I NEED to make a backup with Titanium Backup, or isn't it neccessary? It really doesn't matter for me if I have to set my settings manually again.
I hope these can be answered. For as far as I searched, I couldn't find any answers related to my questions.
Thanks in advance,-
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Well 4.1.2 is out now and yes it can be used as daily use. It is important to know that in order to have a good experience with jellybean you should go from gingerbread to ICS to JB in that order or you can loose your IMEI number and that is important. Don't forget to do a backup (nandroid) on your phone in the recovery menu. Yes you will have google play and usb . Read the op of the rom you want to install as now to go to 4.1.2 there is a couple of extra steps usually with a new partition layout (you might have to flash the same JB rom up to three time to get it to work properly). Good Luck JB is awesome and fast

Im using X-Bean 3.0 + Semaphore 2.4.4s on a daily base & its running smooth and stable here. I came from stock GB, rooted it and flashed the rom right away.
Had 2 flash it twice. After full wipe flash the rom.
First time phone reboots and wont pass the semaphore logo.
Take battery out and reboot into recovery mode, flash the rom again.
This time install will complete. Reboot & there u go. U can flash kernel after........

samsung GT-N7000 very slow and eating battery after upgrade to 4.1.2

I just joined this site to seek some help. In 2013 after the upgrade of 4.1.2 android (jellybeans) my phone became useless for use as it ran very very slow and ate battery like there was no tomorrow. I put it away and bought me another phone. But after several years I took it out again to see if I could start using it again. But not in its present condition. I read on many forums about it and obviously I am not the only one complaining. The best suggestion I have found is to downgrade it back to ICS 4.04 (Icecream sandwich). But I cannot find the firmware for Canada..I did find firmware for UK but not sure what will be the consequences if I installed that built. The other day I successfully rooted the device with SuperSu but made no difference to speed or battery drain. So I seek help in locating version 4.04 desperately. Please help revive this phone and be gentle as I am new to Android world. Cheers

SuperSU won't help speeding your phone unless you install apps to do it .. And you can flash the UK firmware if its the international N7000 without any problems .. BTW you don't have to downgrade .. Just flash the new JB firmware .. And you can flash a custom lollipop ROM .. It would be lighter and faster than stock .. Try nightowl or resurrection remix .. They are really stable

N00b... said:
SuperSU won't help speeding your phone unless you install apps to do it .. And you can flash the UK firmware if its the international N7000 without any problems .. BTW you don't have to downgrade .. Just flash the new JB firmware .. And you can flash a custom lollipop ROM .. It would be lighter and faster than stock .. Try nightowl or resurrection remix .. They are really stable
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Thanks a bundle friend. I will send you a private message to seek some details instead of crowding this forum..

mikeymm said:
I just joined this site to seek some help. In 2013 after the upgrade of 4.1.2 android (jellybeans) my phone became useless for use as it ran very very slow and ate battery like there was no tomorrow. I put it away and bought me another phone. But after several years I took it out again to see if I could start using it again. But not in its present condition. I read on many forums about it and obviously I am not the only one complaining. The best suggestion I have found is to downgrade it back to ICS 4.04 (Icecream sandwich). But I cannot find the firmware for Canada..I did find firmware for UK but not sure what will be the consequences if I installed that built. The other day I successfully rooted the device with SuperSu but made no difference to speed or battery drain. So I seek help in locating version 4.04 desperately. Please help revive this phone and be gentle as I am new to Android world. Cheers
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Yes, I agree with Noob, no point to downgrade your phone, you could flash UK upgrade but probably the best thing to do is to flash one of the ROM's he mentions. I flashed Nightowl 12.1.1 on my wife's Note and it has been awesome! No crashes so far, no excessive lag as Nightowl kernal supports trim (lag like she had with stock, is due to bug in emmc chip not trimming memory thus making it slower and slower the more you use it). Also repartition so there are no more issues with memory running low, slowing your phone and not being able to upgrade apps).
If you decide on NightOwl I'd install 12.1.1 (Android 5.1.1) from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note/development/rom-t2938649
Easiest is probably to click the "How to repartition button" on above link and follow Savin's instructions exactly to repartition and install NightOwl, you have already installed stock 4.1.2 so you are already on your way!!!
Take a week or two to get your head around all the terms, if you have not done this sort of thing before, would be advisable. If you follow these steps you won't brick your phone (though there is always a very small risk, so you do this at your own risk!) See also NightOwl Google+ pages https://plus.google.com/communities/106990063819354862953
Read the threads and use search to answer any questions, if you still have questions ask on the thread, don't expect support via PM's (though you might get lucky a couple of times :victory: ) Watch a few videos of people flashing & partitioning too would also probably help to get familiar with stuff.

IronRoo said:
Yes, I agree with Noob, no point to downgrade your phone, you could flash UK upgrade but probably the best thing to do is to flash one of the ROM's he mentions. I flashed Nightowl 12.1.1 on my wife's Note and it has been awesome! No crashes so far, no excessive lag as Nightowl kernal supports trim (lag like she had with stock, is due to bug in emmc chip not trimming memory thus making it slower and slower the more you use it). Also repartition so there are no more issues with memory running low, slowing your phone and not being able to upgrade apps).
If you decide on NightOwl I'd install 12.1.1 (Android 5.1.1) from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note/development/rom-t2938649
Easiest is probably to click the "How to repartition button" on above link and follow Savin's instructions exactly to repartition and install NightOwl, you have already installed stock 4.1.2 so you are already on your way!!!
Take a week or two to get your head around all the terms, if you have not done this sort of thing before, would be advisable. If you follow these steps you won't brick your phone (though there is always a very small risk, so you do this at your own risk!) See also NightOwl Google+ pages https://plus.google.com/communities/106990063819354862953
Read the threads and use search to answer any questions, if you still have questions ask on the thread, don't expect support via PM's (though you might get lucky a couple of times :victory: ) Watch a few videos of people flashing & partitioning too would also probably help to get familiar with stuff.
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These days its a piece of cake flashing your phone with a new ROM since there is a ton of guides on xda that goes in detail .. I'm currently running cm 11.0 nightowl (Kitkat) and its fast and smooth .. Lollipop will eventually start lagging after a month of usage .. And I did try to help him using pm but I guess he didn't go online since yesterday .. Can you brick your phone while flashing through recovery ? Because I accidentally flashed a couple of i9300 ROMs and it worked after a clean flash .. There's a really small chance for you bricking your phone .. :laugh:

N00b... said:
These days its a piece of cake flashing your phone with a new ROM since there is a ton of guides on xda that goes in detail .. I'm currently running cm 11.0 nightowl (Kitkat) and its fast and smooth .. Lollipop will eventually start lagging after a month of usage .. And I did try to help him using pm but I guess he didn't go online since yesterday .. Can you brick your phone while flashing through recovery ? Because I accidentally flashed a couple of i9300 ROMs and it worked after a clean flash .. There's a really small chance for you bricking your phone .. :laugh:
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Yes, agreed small chance of soft brick & very small chance of hard brick these days, though this phone has the dodgy emmc chips that caused a lot of bricks ....... but that was before patches released and all the hard work from developers like Bauner who have incorporated fixes into ROMs & Kernals so it's easy for us now!!

Google Apps transfer to SD Card..how to help
After learning few things now I am stuck at not being able to transfer Google Apps to SD card: I am trying to do following instructions from this forum:
1.flash N7000ZSLR1_N7000OZSLR1_BRI (or any other other 4.1.2) stock rom using odin
2.Copy Rom + Google Apps to your sdcard.
3.flash PhilZ-cwm6-XXLT6-XSA-5.06.1.tar.md5 (http://d-h.st/OTu) to get cwm recovery by using odin or mobile odin (To download click the blue Download now button)
4. boot into recovery
5. flash this kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/devd...t/dl/?id=16862 to get an updated recovery
(this step will make your old rom unbootable stuck in the n7000 screen but you can boot into recovery with press and hold "home" and "volume+" buttons and power on your phone)
6. you need to reboot! your device now to recovery
7. you are now in the updated recovery and you need to do a factory reset (and to go sure you should also format the /system partition)
8. you can now install the rom and gapps and reboot your device
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Please help me get started and moving on to other steps..thank you
mikeymm said:
I just joined this site to seek some help. In 2013 after the upgrade of 4.1.2 android (jellybeans) my phone became useless for use as it ran very very slow and ate battery like there was no tomorrow. I put it away and bought me another phone. But after several years I took it out again to see if I could start using it again. But not in its present condition. I read on many forums about it and obviously I am not the only one complaining. The best suggestion I have found is to downgrade it back to ICS 4.04 (Icecream sandwich). But I cannot find the firmware for Canada..I did find firmware for UK but not sure what will be the consequences if I installed that built. The other day I successfully rooted the device with SuperSu but made no difference to speed or battery drain. So I seek help in locating version 4.04 desperately. Please help revive this phone and be gentle as I am new to Android world. Cheers
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mikeymm said:
After learning few things now I am stuck at not being able to transfer Google Apps to SD card: I am trying to do following instructions from this forum:
1.flash N7000ZSLR1_N7000OZSLR1_BRI (or any other other 4.1.2) stock rom using odin
2.Copy Rom + Google Apps to your sdcard.
3.flash PhilZ-cwm6-XXLT6-XSA-5.06.1.tar.md5 (http://d-h.st/OTu) to get cwm recovery by using odin or mobile odin (To download click the blue Download now button)
4. boot into recovery
5. flash this kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/devd...t/dl/?id=16862 to get an updated recovery
(this step will make your old rom unbootable stuck in the n7000 screen but you can boot into recovery with press and hold "home" and "volume+" buttons and power on your phone)
6. you need to reboot! your device now to recovery
7. you are now in the updated recovery and you need to do a factory reset (and to go sure you should also format the /system partition)
8. you can now install the rom and gapps and reboot your device
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Please help me get started and moving on to other steps..thank you
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You need to download new gapps and transfer them to your SD card go here : http://opengapps.org you can't copy your installed gapps

This is great help thank you. I visited the opengapps.org and there are just too many options to select from. I have Android Version 4.1.2 and its not even mentioned in the listing...what do I get?
Also to do Nightowl they recommend to flash N7000ZSLR1_N7000OZSLR1_BRI Rom and my phone which is rooted has N7000XXLT3..should I just keep this or flash what is recommended as above..if so where do I find this rom? Thank you

mikeymm said:
This is great help thank you. I visited the opengapps.org and there are just too many options to select from. I have Android Version 4.1.2 and its not even mentioned in the listing...what do I get?
Also to do Nightowl they recommend to flash N7000ZSLR1_N7000OZSLR1_BRI Rom and my phone which is rooted has N7000XXLT3..should I just keep this or flash what is recommended as above..if so where do I find this rom? Thank you
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The gapps you need to get has to be of the new rom you want to flash. Not what you have. If cm12. 1 then lollipop and cm13 then marshmallow. There is no need to flash another stock rom. Go ahead with the new rooms flashing procedure.
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mikeymm said:
This is great help thank you. I visited the opengapps.org and there are just too many options to select from. I have Android Version 4.1.2 and its not even mentioned in the listing...what do I get?
Also to do Nightowl they recommend to flash N7000ZSLR1_N7000OZSLR1_BRI Rom and my phone which is rooted has N7000XXLT3..should I just keep this or flash what is recommended as above..if so where do I find this rom? Thank you
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You want ARM, 5.1.1 (for NightOwl 12.1) & Gapps of your choice, though bauner recommends Micro/nano/pico, not sure why, maybe just because they are small and will leave you more space for your apps. Once you have downloaded this zip file to your PC then you can just copy file over to your phone external SD card using USB cable in normal drag & drop way once phone is recognised by windows.
Personally I would recommend you repartition as per Savin's instructions in first post so that you have plenty of space for apps and a bit left so phone does not slow down (also I think instructions are good for a nooby as they take you from start to finish, all you can do is find a few newer versions of the files he links if you like, I did this with my XXLT3, then flash latest NightOwl & Gapps for nightowl version you flash)