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[Q] Safe to upgrade to ICS Stunner?

To all the sifus,
Just before I've decided to try ICS Stunner v5, we're informed about the risk of having our beloved phone bricked...
My phone is currently rooted with CheckROM HD v6, Franco kernel #10 and I've done NANDROID backup just in case.
Will it be safe to upgrade to ICS Stunner v5 without causing any problem like the public announcement where damage could be done to eMMC?
And can we simply downgrade back to what I've had before if I just restore from NANDROID backup via CWM?
Thanks & Regards,
SiLvErBoLd17

silverbold17 said:
Will it be safe to upgrade to ICS Stunner v5 without causing any problem like the public announcement where damage could be done to eMMC?
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No, it won't.

You always take a chance and it can not be guaranteed "safe" 100%.

chasmodo said:
No, it won't.
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Sorry for the confusion...does that mean it won't damage eMMC and it's safe to proceed?

silverbold17 said:
Sorry for the confusion...does that mean it won't damage eMMC and it's safe to proceed?
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No, it means the exact opposite. It may damage your partitions and it's not safe to proceed.

Thanks for the information, guess I will have to sit tight on GB at this moment and drooling on those who had custom ICS ROMs... :/

There are 3 safe custom ICS Roms ATM: CM9, Asylum and MIUI.
You could try one of them if you like.

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There are 3 safe custom ICS Roms ATM: CM9, Asylum and MIUI.
You could try one of them if you like.
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bhasg1007 said:
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You are boosting your count number so you can post stuff in Development, aren't you?

[Q] its safe or not!???

so i have galaxy note and i have ota, but i havnt instaled it yet, so reading post about kernels and otheres stuff , hardbrick! so question is easy does it safe to update it on ics or not?? i cant understand , one group say its safe other say its not! so what the hell??!!! its just so confusing

OTA is one of the safest (if not the safest) method of flashing.

Updated mine yesterday.....
After ICS update by OTA i have done factory reset/data wipe and catch wipe twice. Once by setting menu with erase everything option and second by recovery option (vol up+home+power)...
Every thing is fine. My note running better than GB now.
Do a factory reset/data wipe in GB than update by OTA.
It's safe...
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ALL ICS OFFICIAL roms are effected with the kernel bug .. if you want to stay in the safe side
stay on Ginger Bread until they release a safe rom

vegetables said:
ALL ICS OFFICIAL roms are effected with the kernel bug .. if you want to stay in the safe side
stay on Ginger Bread until they release a safe rom
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We might never know if/when they release a safe rom since samsung never gives any change log.
So what do we do ? Wait for ever ? Take the plunge ? Pray ?
I think it's down to that: either you can have it repaired under warrenty and then you just do it, or you got the phone on the grey market and you're stuck on GB for ever.
Then there is a third choice for everybody: flash CM9 from GB.
Stock Android 4.0.4 on your note without risk: how about that ?

Latoc said:
We might never know if/when they release a safe rom since samsung never gives any change log.
So what do we do ? Wait for ever ? Take the plunge ? Pray ?
I think it's down to that: either you can have it repaired under warrenty and then you just do it, or you got the phone on the grey market and you're stuck on GB for ever.
Then there is a third choice for everybody: flash CM9 from GB.
Stock Android 4.0.4 on your note without risk: how about that ?
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I am sure we will have more safe kernels soon I know entropy has one "DAFUQ" and is working on fixing the bugs

yeah, is it safe?

Latoc said:
We might never know if/when they release a safe rom since samsung never gives any change log.
So what do we do ? Wait for ever ? Take the plunge ? Pray ?
I think it's down to that: either you can have it repaired under warrenty and then you just do it, or you got the phone on the grey market and you're stuck on GB for ever.
Then there is a third choice for everybody: flash CM9 from GB.
Stock Android 4.0.4 on your note without risk: how about that ?
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first .. how to know when a safe rom is released .. we got big developers that can know .. have u ever heared about Chainfire ? maybe Entropy ?
second .. about the third choise u wrote flash CM9 ? and lose the main feature of the note which is the spen ? lol .. maybe its not that important for u but that doesnt mean its the same for the others
third .. yea u can pray .. that would help
copperdawgnc said:
I am sure we will have more safe kernels soon I know entropy has one "DAFUQ" and is working on fixing the bugs
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+1
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2

Originally Posted by copperdawgnc
I am sure we will have more safe kernels soon I know entropy has one "DAFUQ" and is working on fixing the bugs
vegetables said:
+1
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2
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Entropy actually updated the kernel yesterday. I will try with a stock rom tomorrow.

copperdawgnc said:
Originally Posted by copperdawgnc
I am sure we will have more safe kernels soon I know entropy has one "DAFUQ" and is working on fixing the bugs
Entropy actually updated the kernel yesterday. I will try with a stock rom tomorrow.
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good news ! so there is no wipe issue now ?
if yes .. could u tell me how to flash it safely and which ICS rom to use ?
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[Q] [Please Read] Samsung Note Update to 4.0.3!

I have Note whit official rom 2.3.6 , and will be available the version 4.0.3 update , my old rom will be wiped or only updated.
My apps and contacts and widgets and screen will remain or will be deleted?

lohigno said:
I have Note whit official rom 2.3.6 , and will be available the version 4.0.3 update , my old rom will be wiped or only updated.
My apps and contacts and widgets and screen will remain or will be deleted?
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Your apps and everthing will be as is. This is nonwipe ics stock rom. Be carefull if you decide to root it, there is a bug that will superbrick your phone if you fatory reset or recovery data wipe.

widgets will not stay as were. All other things (apps, contacts,...) will stay in phone

jonpaslim said:
Your apps and everthing will be as is. This is nonwipe ics stock rom. Be carefull if you decide to root it, there is a bug that will superbrick your phone if you fatory reset or recovery data wipe.
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tanzemyu said:
widgets will not stay as were. All other things (apps, contacts,...) will stay in phone
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Thankx Very Much.

jonpaslim said:
Be carefull if you decide to root it, there is a bug that will superbrick your phone if you fatory reset or recovery data wipe.
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That advice applies whether you are rooted or not!
In fact, the only known 100% safe way to wipe the device one you are on a Samsung ICS build is to use a custom GB kernel, and you'd need to be rooted to flash that.
Regards,
Dave

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foxmeister said:
That advice applies whether you are rooted or not!
In fact, the only known 100% safe way to wipe the device one you are on a Samsung ICS build is to use a custom GB kernel, and you'd need to be rooted to flash that.
Regards,
Dave
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I understood that the brick problem only applies if your existing kernel is LPY ??

MetaDude said:
I understood that the brick problem only applies if your existing kernel is LPY ??
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It is believed to apply to all Samsung ICS kernels for the Note.
Some kernels built from Samsung sources (e.g. Speedmod, Franco etc) apparently do not call the routine that causes the brick problem, but there is some anecdotal evidence of bricks on these too (could be unrelated of course).
Regards,
Dave

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jrdnkasparek said:
so i bought a optimus black and its running CM7 and i want to install CM10. Can i just copy CM10 to the SD card and recovery install? i know, i know this is a NOOB question but i want to make sure i do this right so i dont brick it.
thanks guys
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Yes, you are right but don't forget to flash the Gapps for JB too.

Edvin73 said:
Yes, you are right but don't forget to flash the Gapps for JB too.
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okay do i install those in recovery before i install CM10? or what? never had to manually install google apps

jrdnkasparek said:
okay do i install those in recovery before i install CM10? or what? never had to manually install google apps
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First go to recovery, do the three classic wipes (data/cache/dalwik) and flash the cm10 and right after it flash the Gapps for JB 4.1.2(for cm10.1 - JB 4.2.1).Download the Gapps fromhttp://goo.im/gapps/ (http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip).

ok so i have to wipe everything before i install CM10 or can i just update from CM7? also my phone is unlocked will that affect that at all?
sorry i am like a complete noob for flashing ROMs and Gapps. i have a very basic understanding of it

jrdnkasparek said:
ok so i have to wipe everything before i install CM10 or can i just update from CM7? also my phone is unlocked will that affect that at all?
sorry i am like a complete noob for flashing ROMs and Gapps. i have a very basic understanding of it
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Yes, you are.A noob, I mean. So I would recommend you to read Nooby's "The big noob how to".You will find all your answers there.
You need a rooted phone for having a recovery or as you say "unlocked" and no, you can't upgrade from cm7 to 10 because one is GB and other is JB.Read first, take your time and learn what are the pros and cons of a certain custom rom.CM10 has a lot of bugs, CM10.1 even more.You have already an official ICS or a very good custom ICS build from Huexxx called IZS.Absorb some knowledge first and don't rush because you will do a lot of crap to yourself this way.

Edvin73 said:
Yes, you are.A noob, I mean. So I would recommend you to read Nooby's "The big noob how to".You will find all your answers there.
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eh i read it but it never really gave me a straight answer.
can i do that or not? should i just use goo manager? do i have to do factory reset? or just wipe?

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Edvin73 said:
Yes, you are.A noob, I mean. So I would recommend you to read Nooby's "The big noob how to".You will find all your answers there.
You need a rooted phone for having a recovery or as you say "unlocked" and no, you can't upgrade from cm7 to 10 because one is GB and other is JB.Read first, take your time and learn what are the pros and cons of a certain custom rom.CM10 has a lot of bugs, CM10.1 even more.You have already an official ICS or a very good custom ICS build from Huexxx called IZS.Absorb some knowledge first and don't rush because you will do a lot of crap to yourself this way.
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ok so i do wipe everything including factory reset? i simply ask because last time i did that to my last phone it unrooted it and practically bricked it

[Q] Perform a clean downgrade from 4.1.2 to 4.0.4

Hello there XDA.
First I would like to apologize if this has already been answered. I searched for the past 3 hours but did not find anything that would fully answer my questions.
So I have a Samsung GT-N7000 Galaxy Note running the stock 4.1.2 LT4 ROM (rooted). The device is unbranded and bought from Germany. Because it lags horribly everywhere, I want to get ICS and the old TouchWiz back, so I decided to downgrade to the latest ICS ROM that has TouchWiz 4, and, after searching, I found that it is N7000XXLRK.
These are my questions:
- what do I have to do to fully wipe the phone before I downgrade to N7000XXLRK, therefore completely removing any traces of older ROMs, in order to do a clean install? Do I have to use some option in PC Odin? Maybe wipe some partitions in Recovery (I have installed PhilZ CWM for LT4)? Cache, data, system, or maybe some others, too?
- what partitions are safe to wipe from CWM and what are not?
- what else should I do to ensure that the new ROM works properly?
- is there anything that needs to be backup-ed, aside from apps (I use TitaniumBackup for that) and all files on the sdcard and external_sd partitions?
I mention that before LT4 I had all Stock 2.3 ROMs, all Stock ICS ROMs 2 AllianceROMs and 3 leaked Jelly Bean ROMs.
Thanks in advance.

See friend... this is Easy, I think as you are on xxlt4 u must be running philz, c.o.h or speedmod//??.. if yes, boot to recovery and go to mount and storage option and then format everything... after that.. go to the bootloader, VOLdown+home+Power.. and then directly flash your ICS ROM, this would be a perfect clean install!!!
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NoteboyTech said:
See friend... this is Easy, I think as you are on xxlt4 u must be running philz, c.o.h or speedmod//??.. if yes, boot to recovery and go to mount and storage option and then format everything... after that.. go to the bootloader, VOLdown+home+Power.. and then directly flash your ICS ROM, this would be a perfect clean install!!!
hit- THanks please
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Hello NoteboyTech.
All right. Thanks for the answer. I will try it. Yes, I am on official XXLT4 with PhilZ CWM, but no custom kernel.
P.S. Have you or anybody else tested this before? I may be a little paranoid but I am afraid not to brick my device, as I have read that some users were unable to use the phone function after formatting /efs or /boot in CWM.

razor_sharp said:
Hello NoteboyTech.
All right. Thanks for the answer. I will try it.
P.S. Have you or anybody else tested this before? I may be a little paranoid but I am afraid not to brick my device. I know that many N7000's got bricked.
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DOn;t worry it aint bricking while doing a flash using odin... btw.. I would advice use speedmod ics kernel... as this may enhance your ics experience..
ohk.. welcome....
hit thanks... is I helped...

NoteboyTech said:
DOn;t worry it aint bricking while doing a flash using odin... btw.. I would advice use speedmod ics kernel... as this may enhance your ics experience..
ohk.. welcome....
hit thanks... is I helped...
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Thanks for the quick answer. I hit thanks

I have 2 more questions: what is the fastest kernel available? Isn't HydraCoreNirvana faster?
What is the most stable kernel? (aside from stock)

razor_sharp said:
I have 2 more questions: what is the fastest kernel available? Isn't HydraCoreNirvana faster?
What is the most stable kernel? (aside from stock)
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I am afraid you wont get answer to that question (these questions are not allowed here). he already told you what he thinks is best, either use that or try them all for yourself from "kernel repository"

treacherous_hawk said:
I am afraid you wont get answer to that question (these questions are not allowed here). he already told you what he thinks is best, either use that or try them all for yourself from "kernel repository"
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All right. I understand. Thanks for the information!

Actually sorry brother,, I went to sleep.. btw like as above you're switching back to ICS so ICS has now only speedmod availaible... but for jelly bean you can have c.o.h kernel... it's smooth as hell!!!

NoteboyTech said:
Actually sorry brother,, I went to sleep.. btw like as above you're switching back to ICS so ICS has now only speedmod availaible... but for jelly bean you can have c.o.h kernel... it's smooth as hell!!!
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No problem bro
Thanks for the good advice. I will try everything on my N7000 as soon I as I have some time. Really glad to have someone as helpful as you around! :highfive: I am just trying to make my old Note keep up with my Note II

It's great you've got a note 2... my note has also started to lag as hell... I am thinking for a motherboard replacement.. to solve my lags.. hehe...