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There is a lot of talk about fried chip sets and dead phones with the note, is that when flashing or is it for rooting as well?
I would love to root as a few apps I want requires superuser privileges, but I want to make sure that I don't kill brick my phone in the process..
the BIGGEST issue is doing a factory reset on a STOCK ICS KERNEL
flash a safe kernel, and you will be fine !
Ok. But if I only need root access, could I not just refrain from doing a factory reset?
Is the problem really that with root access doing a factory reset in 4.0.3 can killbrick the phone?
krankdroid said:
Ok. But if I only need root access, could I not just refrain from doing a factory reset?
Is the problem really that with root access doing a factory reset in 4.0.3 can killbrick the phone?
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In order to root the phone you can do it by several methods. The best method i would reccomend you is to flash a rooted kernel which is safe like the speedmod kernel n7000. The kernel will give you root as well remove the probability of you bricking the phone. It is also a very stable kernel.
Ok. But just so I am sure about this. If i root my phone and down flash another kernel. I cannot do a factory reset on my phone without it going brick?
So far i have not rooted, and I have not yet tried to do a factory reset since my ICS update a week ago. How about factory reset on stock non rooted? Would that kill the chop set?
I just don't see how rooting should make the difference between brick or no brick. If that is all I am doing
rooting does not cause the brick, Doing a factory reset / full wipe ON A STOCK ICS KERNEL causes the brick
If you flash a safe kernel such as abyss or speedmod, you can do a factory reset as much as you like !
I've tried 6-7 different roms, some were tweaked ICS roms and a few were CM9 based. I always flash Abyss kernel 4.2 and then wipe in recovery without any issues. If you go beyond root and decide to start flashing everything under the sun, it helps to have a gingerbread rom backed up that you can flash as a clean and safe starting point. Just read, search and ask as many questions as you need and you'll be fine. Its been said many many times but never perform any wipe without a safe kernel installed, that means wipes from recovery or inside the phones normal menu system. Once you adapt to it, the Note is just like any other Android device and really quite easy to tweak and play with.
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azzledazzle said:
rooting does not cause the brick, Doing a factory reset / full wipe ON A STOCK ICS KERNEL causes the brick
If you flash a safe kernel such as abyss or speedmod, you can do a factory reset as much as you like !
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@azzledazzle Can I just double check? I'm on GB. If I flash ICS, is the consensus recommending a flash of the stock, with a Speedmod kernel afterward using ODIN? Does this setup allow you to do something like a nandroid backup, i.e. do any of the modded kernals install CWM?
yes, use ODIN to flash ICS, One completed, let the phone boot, Then go back to download mode and flash speedmod, or some other safe kernel.
Speedmod will inject CWM and root into the device, So there you can make nandroids and upgrade to a different ICS Custom ROM
Would another way to do it be to follow the dr. K guide here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18978158&postcount=1
And then get the franco kernel from play store?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5mcmFuY28ua2VybmVsLm5vdGUiXQ..
I successfully flashed my NOTE but i factory reset first , my friend wants to flash also his rooted note ICS a lot of apps already installed, is it safe to flash it with apps installed and if yes are the apps are still there after i flash?
mpeduche said:
I successfully flashed my NOTE but i factory reset first , my friend wants to flash also his rooted note ICS a lot of apps already installed, is it safe to flash it with apps installed and if yes are the apps are still there after i flash?
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Warning dont factory reset or recovery wipe or do nandroid on ics. Be on safe kernel first like speedmod or goku or notecore before doing anything.
If you flash a no wipe rom all apps will remain and all official ics rom is no wipe.
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Warning dont factory reset or recovery wipe or do nandroid on ics. Be on safe kernel first like speedmod or goku or notecore before doing anything.
If you flash a no wipe rom all apps will remain and all official ics rom is no wipe.
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so i can directly flash my friends note with the notecore? is he gonna loose all his apps installed?
Yes, you can flash directly.
Flashing kernel won't erase data.
Just remember to reset counter with triangle away after flashing custom kernel with PC Odin.
Flashing kernel with Mobile Odin doesn't increase flash counter.
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Flashing kernel with Mobile Odin doesn't increase flash counter.
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nor has the triangle mark on boot........
This is may be from other flash, flashing kernel or anything possile with mobile odin won't raise counter.
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Model: GT-N7000
Android version: 4.04
Baseband version: 3.0.15-1068447
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Hello all! I am a little stuck and could use some help if someone would be so kind. I need to send in my German Galaxy Note in for service/repair and need to return it to stock condition and have only found partial guides that don't seem to address each of my concerns. I have been reading up for a few days and I have yet to find an all-encompassing answer explaining how I would go about everything from properly unrooting to where I can obtain the correct files to flash everything back to its stock condition.
What I know thus far:
I understand that the counter needs to be at 0 or the warranty will be void. Luckily, when I rooted the phone I read up beforehand and made sure to use a method that supposedly did not increment the counter at all. I never installed any ROMS either (only an official update via Kies).
Question 1: How do I check to make sure the counter has really not been incremented? (Note: I get a yellow triangle on the bottom of the screen if I hold down volume and power when booting up, and the message warning me about downloading and installing a custom rom) Is that yellow triangle just a warning or does it actually represent there having been a record of installing a ROM?
Question 2: The phone is rooted but has never had a custom ROM installed on it. How do I Unroot so that there is no trace of the phone ever having been rooted? In what order should I Unroot and flash files?
Question 3: I had ClockworkMod recovery on the phone but either after doing a "Factory Data Reset" (from within the "Backup and restore" settings menu in Android) or doing an OTA update to 4.04, it has disappeared. How do I make sure it is really gone and the phone has the stock recovery installed on it.
Question 4: Where do I get the necessary files that I need to flash? I don't know which ones are guaranteed to apply to my phone specifically. I have a German version of the phone and assume there might be some slightly different releases based on country even amongst different N7000's. I would assume that a UK or Indian kernel or something would raise a flag at Samsung.
Question 5: Since I was able to retain Root even after OTA updates, do I need to Unroot any differently?
Basically, I just need to know how to return the phone to stock condition from the state it is currently in. (the guides I am finding don't seem to apply directly to my scenario) Any help with this would be tremendously appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
P.S. And yes, I did my own searches already
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
Download the rom for your area and flash it via pcodin. It will automatically unroot your device also...
To check the binary counter you have to switch off your phone and press vol down+home key+power button and Keep it holding until your phone gets into download mode. Press vol up on displayed warning to continue.
There you c the counter..
You can use traingle away to reset it to 0. Just use search feature...
Swyped From My Juicy Flavoured AOKP JB.
Hi eowken =) if you find a stock rom and odin flash it, then cwm recovery will disappear, binary count will be set to zeto and triangle will disappear, you will be unrooted too. Know this doesn't answer all your questions, but maybe something you can start to check out
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best would be to go back into download mode, confirm with volume button and then you see binary counter. I think you can reset it if needed with triangle away.
clean condition would be on safe kernel, wipe everything, including dalvik cache and format all except efs in mounts (take out external card first)
Then flash your choice rom (same csc, you say German) throught pc odin
Before you do this at own risk. Why the need for service?
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Question 1 : go to download mode ( vol down + power + home )
vol up to continue
next screen gives u the info
< custom binary download: NO > This is wat u wanna see
< firmware : samsung official >
Question 2 : Install a stock rom of ur location rom dr ketans post using pc odin.
Question 3 : Install a stock rom of ur location rom dr ketans post using pc odin.
This will install stock kernel and most of the times the cwm is removed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
Question 4 : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
any stock rom from any location for "N7000" will not raise counter
Question 5 : Install stock rom should unroot.
Thanks guys for all the replies. I have been reading up on everything from using PC Odin to avoiding the brick bug and flash counters thanks to the many links. I do have another question though which I would love to hear an answer to if anybody knows for sure.
So, since I want to definitely wipe everything (including dalvik, cache, etc.) to not leave a trace, then I assume I need to get into recovery. When I press power+volume down, though, it just goes to the yellow triangle warning. Does that mean that CWM is no longer on the phone, or is it merely inaccessible at this point?
In other words, are the following steps the order in which I should do everything?
1. Install CWM zip file (anyone have a suggestion for what version?)
2. Enter CWM recovery and do every available wipe and format (except for efs and not factory data reset since this will cause brick bug)
3. Install Samsung Stock Rom from provided link
4. Check if SuperUser is missing from app drawer (meaning phone is no longer rooted)
4. Try to boot phone into recovery (which should not work and give me yellow triangle warning instead) and then check to make sure counter is set to 0 in Odin
5. Send phone to Samsung for service
Many thanks again guys!
P.S. Reason the phone needs to be serviced is that it has a problem with the front button not working well anymore
eowken said:
Thanks guys for all the replies. I have been reading up on everything from using PC Odin to avoiding the brick bug and flash counters thanks to the many links. I do have another question though which I would love to hear an answer to if anybody knows for sure.
So, since I want to definitely wipe everything (including dalvik, cache, etc.) to not leave a trace, then I assume I need to get into recovery. When I press power+volume down, though, it just goes to the yellow triangle warning. Does that mean that CWM is no longer on the phone, or is it merely inaccessible at this point?
In other words, are the following steps the order in which I should do everything?
1. Install CWM zip file (anyone have a suggestion for what version?)
2. Enter CWM recovery and do every available wipe and format (except for efs and not factory data reset since this will cause brick bug)
3. Install Samsung Stock Rom from provided link
4. Check if SuperUser is missing from app drawer (meaning phone is no longer rooted)
4. Try to boot phone into recovery (which should not work and give me yellow triangle warning instead) and then check to make sure counter is set to 0 in Odin
5. Send phone to Samsung for service
Many thanks again guys!
P.S. Reason the phone needs to be serviced is that it has a problem with the front button not working well anymore
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To enter recovery its Vol UP/Home/power. Vol down is for download mode.
Best way to wipe internal sd is to mount as usb on pc, then manually select files and delete.
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From bad to worse
I installed the correct stock ROM from that I got from the linked page via PC Odin. Everything seemed to flash perfectly. Then, after booting, the phone would constantly hang at the unlock screen.
I tried to flash it again with a newer stock version and same thing happened:
N7000XXLRG---4.0.4/12.07.04-N7000DBTLRG---Download--- Open Germany
I tried rebooting several times but apparently Touchwiz was not working at all with constant force closes and I could not even get past the unlock screen.
I searched through the forums where I found out that the phone needed a kernel that matched the ROM version I installed, so I flashed a kernel via PC Odin that I got from this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901191
PhilZ-cwm6-XXLRG-DBT-2.5.tar.md5
The phone is stuck in a boot loop which makes sense seeing as though CWM isnt even installed. What kernel should I install and where can I get it?
Now I get a yellow triangle, by the way, why is that???
After flashing phillz kernel did you reboot into recovery and wipe cache and data, if not you'll get boot loops.
Did you flash kernel with pc odin rather than recovery? If so, as it's a custom kernel it will raise flash counter which is why you have yellow triangle. Once you've got rom to boot you can run triangle away app by chainfire to remove.
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if it has so many fcs then first install a gb rom. then reboot into recovery and wipe cache dalvik and data factory reset. it should boot up the phone as normal
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then once it boots u can upgrade to ics of ur choice or any custom rom
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Hi there,
Triangle away will be necessary first. There is a SU App on Google Play with the option "unroot". Let it unroot your device and let it uninstall itself.Then, boot into recovery mode holding down "volume up", Home button and Power button, wipe cache and reset your device by your original cwm.
If this is no help, you should tell me your current cwm version. With PhilZ Touch 4 Recovery, cwm 6.0.3.0 you would not need to flash the original cwm, because it restores stock cwm paths. Here is the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2002953
So long, Catchit
I would like to know if there is a way to completely remove root and CMW recovery, so i can flash the original ROM and send my device to warranty. Is that possible? Make everything looks original like it was when i bought the phone leaving no tracks of roots and flashs?
Well, i was able to reinstall the stock recovery extracting the recovery.img from the stock rom, converting it to md5 and flashing with Odin.
For the counter i used the app called triangle away, and it reset the counter to 0.
The root was removed with the "Remove all root" option on supersu config, the supersu app was removed from device, but the root permition persists, and the SE Linux status is Permissive.
How i can remove the root permission completely and make SE LInux status Enforcing so i can finally send my device to warranty?
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Well, i was able to reinstall the stock recovery extracting the recovery.img from the stock rom, converting it to md5 and flashing with Odin.
For the counter i used the app called triangle away, and it reset the counter to 0.
The root was removed with the "Remove all root" option on supersu config, the supersu app was removed from device, but the root permition persists, and the SE Linux status is Permissive.
How i can remove the root permission completely and make SE LInux status Enforcing so i can finally send my device to warranty?
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Have you tried flashing a stock ROM? That should wipe everything and return you to stock.
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Have you tried flashing a stock ROM? That should wipe everything and return you to stock.
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Yes. But im getting some red errors on stock recovery after flashing the stock rom via odin.
I took a picture of the recovery screen, can you guys please help me?
I need to send device to warranty but i cant send it with that bugged recovery.
I think these errors are related to some CWM recovery trash left behind.
This is really strange.
I attached a picture of the recovery screen, please check it!
i found this code: http://code.metager.de/source/xref/android/4.2/bootable/recovery/screen_ui.cpp
i dont know maybe it explain that missing bitmap erros.
Can someone take a look at it pls?
Is there anyway possible to reset the flash counter to offical? Trying to ditch the custom logo on boot if of its possible.