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Problem whit CriskeloRom vICS.v9.1 semibrick

This is my history
Well first i have a galaxy note n7000 whit gigerbread 2.3.6
Root = DoomLORrD_v4_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su.zip
CWM = CF-Root-SGN_ZS_MUL_KK1-5.0-CWM5.rar
Then I change to
CriskeloRomNOTE V7 installed by AbyssNoteKernel42TouchOriginalLogo.zip
At this point all go fine to me
My problem come when I try to Install the new version of CriskeloRomNOTE.vICS.v9.1
I do a mistake because i download AbyssNoteKernel42redCustomLogo.zip
But somethings happen because when i press (volume up, menu, power) to get in CWM to flash the redcwm, this take me directly to redcwm,(BUT i never flash the redcwm zip) i complete forget FLASH THE REDCWM and i install CriskeloRomNOTE.vICS.v9.1 from this (phanthom) redcwm during the flash process all go fine, and when reboot, bootlooping appers 
Then i cry for 5 minutes , the i remove the battery and power on again an then start succesfully, but when i get in CWM this take me to my first CWM 5.5.0.4
Then i try to flash
AbyssNoteKernel42redCustomLogo.zip
An i get this:
Installing: /emmc/ AbyssNoteKernel42redCustomLogo.zip
Finding Update package...
Opening Update package...
Installing Update package...
AND GET STUCKED HERE then i have to power off the phone
Then I try to flash
AbyssNoteKernel42TouchOriginalLogo.zip
And get the same error
PLEASE help me , dont ignore me, i dont like this semibrick, i have fear someday I cant restore my Phone.
Questions
1- how can i resolve my problem whit CWM recovery(emmc)
2- I have a backup from cwm from my first original gingerbread , ¿is safest flash this?
3- Is safest try to reinstall CriskeloRomNOTE.vICS.v9.1 or any other ICS ROM
4- What i did wrong please help me i dont want hardbrick my phone
5- How repair al my faults, the criskelo rom is the best the error was mine
6- what happen if i do any wipes at this state

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i leave a screenshot of my ics

Got into something like this yesterday, this is what I did.
Downgrade to GB via ODIN and later go to recovery and flash abyss kernel, then wipe data/cache, wipe dalvik cache.
Then, flash the rom of your choice.
Remember, to take a backup through Nandroid or titanium backup.

xda rocks said:
Got into something like this yesterday, this is what I did.
Downgrade to GB via ODIN and later go to recovery and flash abyss kernel, then wipe data/cache, wipe dalvik cache.
Then, flash the rom of your choice.
Remember, to take a backup through Nandroid or titanium backup.
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can someone give me the link about how do the downgrade

here is the link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr3DDEh8vyc&feature=plcp.
Good luck

simplelife said:
here is the link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr3DDEh8vyc&feature=plcp.
Good luck
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this vídeo is vía CWM recovery and my problem is get stucked when I try to flash the abiss kernel, I belive i need downgrade vía odin But i never do it before if anyone can give me te link thank
sorry for my english i am rom costa rica and never study english

how return from ics to gigerbread vía odin
which stock rom i need to use

efraincc24 said:
how return from ics to gigerbread vía odin
which stock rom i need to use
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someone can give me te steps to return to gigerbread vía odin ,can i use any stock rom whitout problem?????

efraincc24 said:
someone can give me te steps to return to gigerbread vía odin ,can i use any stock rom whitout problem?????
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr3DDEh8vyc
this should be helpful
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Follow the procedure from the youtube video and get rooted gingerbread rom . All your clockworkmod related issues will be solved and you will be good to go . Next , if you want to flash Criskelo rom then follow the exact procedure mentioned in his thread . Dont replace or re-order any steps else you will end up with nasty issues . Good luck , if you need more help then let me know :angel:

Archangel919 said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr3DDEh8vyc
this should be helpful
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Follow the procedure from the youtube video and get rooted gingerbread rom . All your clockworkmod related issues will be solved and you will be good to go . Next , if you want to flash Criskelo rom then follow the exact procedure mentioned in his thread . Dont replace or re-order any steps else you will end up with nasty issues . Good luck , if you need more help then let me know :angel:
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I apreciate your help But in the vídeo the first step is flash the abiss kernel and when i try to do it, the phone get stucked in installing update package...
then i have to power off the phone ,because this i cannot do it like in the video
what happen if i do from my recovery 5.5.0.4 ????

efraincc24 said:
how return from ics to gigerbread vía odin
which stock rom i need to use
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Downgrade from ics to gingerbread.
1. Download any stock or pre-rooted gingerbread rom. ( you can easily find at dr.ketan or bodivas thread.)
2. Open pc odin and connect you devices with pc/laptop.
3.After get conneted, press pda button and choose the ginger rom file ( choose the biggest size file about 800mb ++).
4. Press start and wait until finished.
Remind: only press the pda button and choosing the right file. Other boxes must leave it untouch.
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efraincc24 said:
This is my history
Well first i have a galaxy note n7000 whit gigerbread 2.3.6
Root = DoomLORrD_v4_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su.zip
CWM = CF-Root-SGN_ZS_MUL_KK1-5.0-CWM5.rar
Then I change to
CriskeloRomNOTE V7 installed by AbyssNoteKernel42TouchOriginalLogo.zip
At this point all go fine to me
My problem come when I try to Install the new version of CriskeloRomNOTE.vICS.v9.1
I do a mistake because i download AbyssNoteKernel42redCustomLogo.zip
But somethings happen because when i press (volume up, menu, power) to get in CWM to flash the redcwm, this take me directly to redcwm,(BUT i never flash the redcwm zip) i complete forget FLASH THE REDCWM and i install CriskeloRomNOTE.vICS.v9.1 from this (phanthom) redcwm during the flash process all go fine, and when reboot, bootlooping appers 
Then i cry for 5 minutes , the i remove the battery and power on again an then start succesfully, but when i get in CWM this take me to my first CWM 5.5.0.4
Then i try to flash
AbyssNoteKernel42redCustomLogo.zip
An i get this:
Installing: /emmc/ AbyssNoteKernel42redCustomLogo.zip
Finding Update package...
Opening Update package...
Installing Update package...
AND GET STUCKED HERE then i have to power off the phone
Then I try to flash
AbyssNoteKernel42TouchOriginalLogo.zip
And get the same error
PLEASE help me , dont ignore me, i dont like this semibrick, i have fear someday I cant restore my Phone.
Questions
1-how can i resolve my problem whit CWM recovery(emmc)
2-I have a backup from cwm from my first original gingerbread , ¿is safest flash this?
3-Is safest try to reinstall CriskeloRomNOTE.vICS.v9.1 or any other ICS ROM
4-What i did wrong please help me i dont want hardbrick my phone
5-How repair al my faults, the criskelo rom is the best the error was mine
6- what happen if i do any wipes at this state
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1) Do you do full wipe while install v9 ?
2) Are you successfully booted into v9 after the u pulled out the battery and restart?
3. What is the status of your phone now? Is better do nothing and let other member clarify and give you proper method of guide.
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Im not sure what happened during you upgrade to v9 and why redcwm will appeared before you flash it.
1) Abyss 4.2 original/custom is a gingerbread kernel, im assuming you at abyss kernal, therefore your phone 100% wont able to boot into ics base rom.
2) Im assume now you cant flash any kernel, no matter what kernel thru cwm. Then you should flash ics rooted kernel thru pc odin. ( no need to worry about the binary count and yellow triangle).
Please report back. Other member will be glad to help you.
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If you can get into recovery then why don't you just restore the back up. your phone will cone back to the original state. but the point is can you reboot to recovery. don't worry about bricking on GB.
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Vishal_Pratap singh said:
If you can get into recovery then why don't you just restore the back up. your phone will cone back to the original state. but the point is can you reboot to recovery. don't worry about bricking on GB.
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But he did mentioned never flash gb kernel during ugrade to criskelo v9. But why redcwm appear? ( he did mentioned able too boot into recovery mode)
According to his report, i think he might lost full root. ( because the flashing kernel proccess get stucked at all. ) if doing nand restore at this stage might having some risk. ( maybe).
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efraincc24 said:
I apreciate your help But in the vídeo the first step is flash the abiss kernel and when i try to do it, the phone get stucked in installing update package...
then i have to power off the phone ,because this i cannot do it like in the video
what happen if i do from my recovery 5.5.0.4 ????
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well i solve this reinstalling a stock rom of gingerbread via odin, all wipes, after this i reisntall criskelo ICS 9.1 but give me a lot of problems whit supersu always asking for permiss for all programs, fix supersu cwm 0.94 not work, battery percent is not show properly, some forcecloses then back to gb via odin
later post this whit details for anyone needed

lee yun khong said:
1) Do you do full wipe while install v9 ?
2) Are you successfully booted into v9 after the u pulled out the battery and restart?
3. What is the status of your phone now? Is better do nothing and let other member clarify and give you proper method of guide.
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thank you i reinstall stock rom via odin and is ok.(for now jejeje)

lee yun khong said:
Im not sure what happened during you upgrade to v9 and why redcwm will appeared before you flash it.
1) Abyss 4.2 original/custom is a gingerbread kernel, im assuming you at abyss kernal, therefore your phone 100% wont able to boot into ics base rom.
2) Im assume now you cant flash any kernel, no matter what kernel thru cwm. Then you should flash ics rooted kernel thru pc odin. ( no need to worry about the binary count and yellow triangle).
Please report back. Other member will be glad to help you.
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at this point is as you say, i cant install any kernel because in the installation process get stuk via cwm, but when i enter to cwm this send me to my first cwm 5.0.5.4 but the rom ics work whit some minor problems and i resolve like you say via odin to stock ginger bread and i return from criskelo 9.1 to stock.gingerbread 2 times

[Q] Noobie here - Where to start rooting and flashing rom?

hi, i newly owned a brand new galaxy note for a month and now i am planning to root/flash modded rom on it.
i have had experience with flashing rom with my nokia phone and jailbreaking iphone, but doing it on android phones seem differently.i have been done reading several forum topics here, but still dont know where to start..
do i have first to root my phone or flash rom or install kernel?sorry for this newbie question but i need your ideas and knowledge upon these.what would be the best application to root and backup original data?i am planning to go for romrocket v3 by eybee.i think it was stable and smooth based on the feedbacks.
if you cant help me directly, please post some links here.i am willing to read and learn from them.thank you all in advance.

You didn't mention what rom and kernel u are on
If u are on ics, then first you need to flash a safe kernel..the stock ics kernel is not safe to wipe and flash
So flash either hydracore or philz kernel..so that u will be automatically rooted and will be on a safe kernel with cwm
Then copy the rocketrom into sdcard, go to cwm, do all wipes and flash the rom

[email protected]$3K#@R said:
You didn't mention what rom and kernel u are on
If u are on ics, then first you need to flash a safe kernel..the stock ics kernel is not safe to wipe and flash
So flash either hydracore or philz kernel..so that u will be automatically rooted and will be on a safe kernel with cwm
Then copy the rocketrom into sdcard, go to cwm, do all wipes and flash the rom
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sorry my bad..here they are:
android version 4.0.4
baseband version N7000XXLRK
kernel version 3.015-1068447
i will try that.thank you.

go ahead with your rom build version of philz kernel as this can be installed directly from the stock recovery, but hydracore can't be. Once rooted you can later change to your choice of kernel.
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before flashing rr, make sure you go to mounts and storage the do
format/system
format/data

please help me, i have updated with one of phil's kernel volume up,power button,home key then after choosing the kernel from the external sd and finishes it, i tried to reboot my phone.
from there when it tries to start the boot logo it the light turns off but i can still here the booting sound of samsung.
please help me, does my phone is dead or hard bricked???i don't know what to do,im afraid to do another step that would worsen this situation.
i already installed odin if ever i needed it..please help..

You say you updated with one of philz kernels...
You should update with the right kernel eq. the LRK or
if not available, something close to that like LRI
Also don't be impatient, it could take several minutes to boot as it has to rebuild it's cache

friedje said:
You say you updated with one of philz kernels...
You should update with the right kernel eq. the LRK or
if not available, something close to that like LRI
Also don't be impatient, it could take several minutes to boot as it has to rebuild it's cache
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yes i have waited to finish all the process, and now if i opened the phone the light turns of but i know it was working because if i double tap tap the home key i am hearing the svoice saying "unable to connect to server".
my kernel was LRK or LRQ. i didn't have yet wipe any data.

so you mean to say the phone is booting fine but the screen is black?
boot into recovery and explain what you see there.

nokiamodeln91 said:
so you mean to say the phone is booting fine but the screen is black?
boot into recovery and explain what you see there.
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i have solved the problem, i made it with odin, i have downloaded a stock rom from google then place it on PDA on odin then place it on my phone with download mode.
now i have resurrected my phone and im now ready to flash safe kernels, buy i dont know what to choose, here is my SGN details
android version 4.0.4
model number GT-N7000
Baseband version N7000XXLRK
kernel version 3.0.15-1068447
[email protected] #3
SMP PREEMPT Thu Sep 6 21:49:19 KST 2012
Build Number IMM76D.XXLRT
Can someone help me which safe kernel to use,i am afraid that i will hard brick my phone.

go to this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
and choose the method you seem comfortable in. although 1A is the best and tried and tested method

Just pick a correct kernel version for ur n7000 from philz kernel.
U can flash from stock recovery nd u dont need to think abt rooting nd CWM, as it goes in package.
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antique_sonic said:
Just pick a correct kernel version for ur n7000 from philz kernel.
U can flash from stock recovery nd u dont need to think abt rooting nd CWM, as it goes in package.
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This is what he tried before and ended up with a blank screen.

may i closed this thread.
thank you all for the help. i am now happy with my note with rocketRom v3..i will always be thankful to all of you.
thread closed..

Cm10 to stock gingerbread

How to revert back from cm10 based ROM to stock gingerbread?
Thanks for your help..
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noteandfound said:
How to revert back from cm10 based ROM to stock gingerbread?
Thanks for your help..
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That should be easy, a new slate system
1. Install safe kernel, I personally prefer Abyss GB Kernel
2. From Advanced : Reboot recovery (IMPORTANT)
3. Factory Reset/Wipe Data 3 times
4. Wipe Cache partition 3 times
5. From Advanced : Wipe Dalvik Cache 3 times
6. From mounts & storage : Format /System
7. From mouts & Storage : Format /Preload
8. Now, Install your new GB ROM via Odin or Flash recovery (if there is a flashable file)
I am curious though, why do you want to switch back to Gingerbread ?

I had a problem lately when I started to use OC kernels(hydracore and Loki)..
My phone dies during intense gaming or benchmarking so I went back to stock cm10 kernel but my phone starts to shut itself off when battery drops less than 60%... it won't boot when it dies during that state UNLESS I PLUG it in a charger then boot it...
Maybe going back to gingerbread is not the answer?
What maybe causing it to behave like that?
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That should be something with battery stats
Go into recovery and wipe battery stats then make sure you discharge your phone until it shuts down then recharge to 100%
this should calibrate your OS for better detection of battery status
If you can't find 'wipe battery stats' in recovery, try searching for a similar app in playstore
Also, I recommend wiping cache as well while you're wiping battery stats, I prefer using recovery when wiping cache partition than the settings menu
I don't think moving back to GB is the answer, it is probably something with the kernel
I use paranoid android, the Utacka kernel that comes with the ROM is amazing.. Have you given PA a shot ?

Yes... its kernel makes my phone not boot when below 60%.. also slimbean.. maybe its my battery...
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I don't think it is the battery itself.. I think your OS is reporting the battery percentage wrong, try wiping battery stats as I mentioned in the previous post and give it a try..

Utacka said that BATTERY CALIBRATION is [email protected]#$
..haha
It doesn't exist... its a placebo.. your OS do it automatically.. you can read it in pa thread.hehe
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By experience, Sometimes changing ROMs cause battery stats to be malfunctioning, it happened to me once while I was doing an EFS restore.. the OS was reporting 30% (the battery % when I did the EFS backup) while It was 100% prior to EFS restore.
Although I admire Utacka's work, & I really think this guy is a true genuis, but in my experience, wiping battery stats sometimes work with such malfunctions that you currently experiencing
I would give it a shot if I were you
Hydrcore v7.5 , that is not on the Hydracore kernel thread, the last version is 7 ????

I tried calibrating and wiping batt stats yesterday and nothing happens..
Hydracore 7.5version is made by Maxfu..
its in hydracore thread.. page 1168...
Maxfu continued the work of lewarne..
he busted the camera bug and can now play videos on gallery now.
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Mohammed Atef said:
That should be easy, a new slate system
1. Install safe kernel, I personally prefer Abyss GB Kernel
2. From Advanced : Reboot recovery (IMPORTANT)
3. Factory Reset/Wipe Data 3 times
4. Wipe Cache partition 3 times
5. From Advanced : Wipe Dalvik Cache 3 times
6. From mounts & storage : Format /System
7. From mouts & Storage : Format /Preload
8. Now, Install your new GB ROM via Odin or Flash recovery (if there is a flashable file)
I am curious though, why do you want to switch back to Gingerbread ?
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CM10 kernel its safe.. He does not need to flash anything else.. .
Step 1 reboot to recovery and wipe all.
Step 2 reboot from recovery straight to odin mode
Step 3 flash gb with pc odin
Tapatalking on my n7000

Thank you, I just downloaded it, I will give it a go
if I can reproduce your problem with it, then it is definitely a kernel issue
Give me a day or so and I will get back to you
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msedek said:
CM10 kernel its safe.. He does not need to flash anything else.. .
Step 1 reboot to recovery and wipe all.
Step 2 reboot from recovery straight to odin mode
Step 3 flash gb with pc odin
Tapatalking on my n7000
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I understand that CM10 kernels are safe.. However, I got used to Abyss since I were on TW-based ICS
Moreover, I'd rather be safe than sorry, Apparently Noteandfound is someone who changes kernels.. so I thought I'd rather throw the advise anyway

Mohammed Atef said:
Thank you, I just downloaded it, I will give it a go
if I can reproduce your problem with it, then it is definitely a kernel issue
Give me a day or so and I will get back to you
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Thank you... it happens at first when my battery drops to 20% but now it happens to 60% lower...
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msedek said:
CM10 kernel its safe.. He does not need to flash anything else.. .
Step 1 reboot to recovery and wipe all.
Step 2 reboot from recovery straight to odin mode
Step 3 flash gb with pc odin
Tapatalking on my n7000
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That's what I thought... thanks..
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noteandfound said:
Thank you... it happens at first when my battery drops to 20% but now it happens to 60% lower...
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May be its not the rom at all. It could be the battery

nokiamodeln91 said:
May be its not the rom at all. It could be the battery
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Yeah..
I have read some posts with same issue as mine...
I will give it a shot...
But genuine battery in my place is hard to find..
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The 3500 mah batteries are good too. Heard a lot about then. Can be purchased from eBay or amazon

I will read about them....
ANG.MAHAL.NG.NOTE.KO

[Q] GT N7000 doesnt boot

Hi
I was rooted my stock rom few months back.. it was working until now..
My phone was restarting every now and then so i decided to flash my ROM(Stock ROM 4.04[Rooted] ).. so i downloaded N7000DDLRB_N7000ODDLR4_INU from Dr. Ketans section of ICS Stock ROM and flashed it using odin,, the process was completed and the device showed updating andriod ... optimizing applications ,, then shut down,,, when i rebooted it,, it just goes till before the samsung logo and shuts down,,,i can still go in download and recovery mode.. did i i brick my phone?.. please help....

sounds like you need a full wipe, Its more than likely old system files causing it to bootloop.
Revert to GB, or quicker, Flash a safe kernel, do the full wipe in recovery and then it should boot normally.
DO NOT wipe with the stock kernel, thats a recipe for disaster

azzledazzle said:
sounds like you need a full wipe, Its more than likely old system files causing it to bootloop.
Revert to GB, or quicker, Flash a safe kernel, do the full wipe in recovery and then it should boot normally.
DO NOT wipe with the stock kernel, thats a recipe for disaster
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ould you please point to DDLRB safe kernel? dont want to flash the wrong kernel

ahmedzj said:
ould you please point to DDLRB safe kernel? dont want to flash the wrong kernel
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Use abyss kernel..or any of the latest Speedmod Kernels..!
they are safe and compatible..

ahmedzj said:
ould you please point to DDLRB safe kernel? dont want to flash the wrong kernel
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PhilZ-cwm6-DDLR9-INU-v2.7
http://www.mediafire.com/file/u6vwb3...2.7-signed.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/file/b7yee0...NU-2.7.tar.md5
OR
DDLR9-INU-3.1 (Dr Ketan's Link)
OR
DDLRB-ODD
http://www.mediafire.com/file/qqbct2....71-signed.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/file/i38g65...D-3.71.tar.md5
Which of the singed zip files should i flash ? do i need to download the .tar file in download mode too?

ahmedzj said:
PhilZ-cwm6-DDLR9-INU-v2.7
http://www.mediafire.com/file/u6vwb3...2.7-signed.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/file/b7yee0...NU-2.7.tar.md5
OR
DDLR9-INU-3.1 (Dr Ketan's Link)
OR
DDLRB-ODD
http://www.mediafire.com/file/qqbct2....71-signed.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/file/i38g65...D-3.71.tar.md5
Which of the singed zip files should i flash ? do i need to download the .tar file in download mode too?
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Used DDLRB-ODD kernel and flashed my kernel,, wiped cache ,dalvik.... still it goes to the samsumg logo and shuts down,, the battery status in recovery mode shows 90%, but when i unplug the adapter the phone switches off,,i can go into download or recovery mode only when the do phone is either connected via usb or adapter. you think my battery needs to be replaced...

Switch the phone GT-N7000. connected to the USB and nothing happens ... Before that sews the firmware and it flew. bootloader spoiled. how to work in servistnom mode via USB. where to start? urgently. thanks

Got it Fixed
Ok sent it to samsung service centre,... the damn battery was the issue,,, got it replaced with a new,,,

[Q] Help restoring my rooted Galaxy Note n7000 to stock status.

Hi there,
I have a rooted Galaxy Note N7000 running JellyBean 4.1.2. and I've got a ton of apps/photos/videos/messages... etc.
and I've sensed the phone is getting slow. I've removed all the unnecessary apps and deleted photos/videos etc..
but its still slow.
so anyway I decided to start from scratch, I decided to unroot the phone and install a stock rom. delete all photos/videos/apps.. everything.
so I downloaded the official latest stock rom released from samsung for my region. (N7000JPLSB_N7000OJPLSB_XSG)
and I've looked at many many pages on the internet and some site different methods than other, which got confusing.
finally i decided i'd go with the method mentioned in this page:
rootgalaxynote(dot)com/galaxy-note-unroot/how-to-unroot-galaxy-note-gt-n7000/
(sorry for the link formatting it wouldn't let me post a url)
the problem is, at the end of the page it says to do a “Wipe data/factory reset”. However, I have read on many sites and threads that you should never do a factory reset on stock Rom!
So now i'm confused.
1- is the method mentioned in the page i linked above correct and safe?
2- will the method above delete everything? ie: photos/videos/apps.. etc (which is what i want) if not, how do i achieve that?
3- do i do a Wipe data/factory reset? or not?
Thanks in advance.

What's your current config?

nokiamodeln91 said:
What's your current config?
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sorry i don't understand. i'm really new to this. What do you mean by current config?

What rom are you running and what kernel. Rooted.

1.Download a stock rom for n700
2.Install odin on your pc
3.Go to download mode by pressing the vol + , power button + center button
4.press vol +
You are in odin flash mode for ur mobile.
Open odin on ur pc
Check if ur phone is detected. If the upper box is yellow and it shows a COM usb port.
Browse the stock rom file a .tar.md5 file in the PDA section let everything as it is.
Press flash and wait and note things happen.
The yellow box will turn green with PASS written on it.
Reboot ur phone.
A simple how to
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Right. Here my info:
Baseband Vesion: N7000XXLSO
Kernel Version: 3.0.31-906407 / [email protected] #3 / SMP PREEMPT Tue Feb 19 22:05:07 KST 2013
Build Number: JZO54K.N7000JPLSB

Flash Philz kernel and boot into cwm recovery. The go to mounts and storage and format system, data, cache and preload. This will completely erase the trace of old system. Then go back to advanced menu and choose reboot download. Then flash the rom as per reply by above member.
Before doing this just make sure you have a working usb connection because after the steps there won't the any rom on phone to boot till you flash the new now.

nokiamodeln91 said:
Flash Philz kernel and boot into cwm recovery. The go to mounts and storage and format system, data, cache and preload. This will completely erase the trace of old system. Then go back to advanced menu and choose reboot download. Then flash the rom as per reply by above member.
Before doing this just make sure you have a working usb connection because after the steps there won't the any rom on phone to boot till you flash the new now.
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HI, thanks for your reply, i found Philz Kernel, but what is cwm recovery? and how do i boot into it?

To boot in CWM, you shut down your Note. And then you press Vol-, Home and Power for recovery Mode.

bakkouz said:
HI, thanks for your reply, i found Philz Kernel, but what is cwm recovery? and how do i boot into it?
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Recovery mode is a mode in which you have control on Android file systems, internal and external SD cards. It run without Android.

Thanks, about the Kernel though.. as I said I found the page regarding Philz kernel, but there are so many of them i really don't know which one to download. there are so many threads intertwined it get really confusing.
is it the one in here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31911682&postcount=3
should i download the JPLSB one? will this root my phone (again?) cause i don't want it rooted.
should i even download the kernel? i mean do i really need to? is it because my current kernel will cause problems?

bakkouz said:
HI, thanks for your reply, i found Philz Kernel, but what is cwm recovery? and how do i boot into it?
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1 - Flash Philz kernel
2 - Go to Recovery Mode
3 - Go on "Mount & Storage"
3 - Format ALL ! (Data, Cache, System, Emmc etc ...) Save whant you want to save before.
4 - Go in Advanced, Format Dalv. cache.
5 - Shut down your phone (remove your battery)
6 - Turn on your note in Odin Mode (Vol+, Home & Power)
7 - Flash your last Touchwizz stock rom with Odin.
I'm French, I've do this manip, I'm on XXLT4 full stock. Fast & Economic. (2,5 days)

KalamiGeek said:
1 - Flash Philz kernel
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Ok. great. but:
1- i have no idea how to flash a kernel.
2- which kernel to chose?
- PhilZ-cwm6-JPLSB-UAE-5.00.5.tar.md5
or
- PhilZ-cwm6-JPLSB-UAE-5.00.5-signed.zip
cause in the thread it says the zip will root the phone, and i don't want to root the phone, can i flash using the tar.md5 one?

bakkouz said:
Ok. great. but:
1- i have no idea how to flash a kernel.
2- which kernel to chose?
- PhilZ-cwm6-JPLSB-UAE-5.00.5.tar.md5
or
- PhilZ-cwm6-JPLSB-UAE-5.00.5-signed.zip
cause in the thread it says the zip will root the phone, and i don't want to root the phone, can i flash using the tar.md5 one?
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Check .tar.md5
Find Odin v3.04. Put philz kernel .tar.md5 on Pda case. And flash it

bakkouz said:
Ok. great. but:
1- i have no idea how to flash a kernel.
2- which kernel to chose?
- PhilZ-cwm6-JPLSB-UAE-5.00.5.tar.md5
or
- PhilZ-cwm6-JPLSB-UAE-5.00.5-signed.zip
cause in the thread it says the zip will root the phone, and i don't want to root the phone, can i flash using the tar.md5 one?
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Yes, use tar.md5 file with Odin PC as previously shown.
That file is Philz kernel and add ROOT by default. To avoid root add, use philz_installer.cfg as indicated in the Philz thread.

Ok great, thank you for all the help.
i just hope i don't brick the phone

HI just one last fast question please...
as for philz_installer.cfg it says to put it in /sdcard/clockworkmod/philz_installer.cfg
but i don't have a clockworkmod folder.
should i create it? or put on directly on /sdcard main folder?

Don't use the tar file. It will cause a yellow triangle. Use the zip version. Place it on external sd card. Don't worry about cfg file for now. Boot into recovery and choose apply update from external storage. Choose the zip and flash. After it completes, click on reboot system. The again boot into recovery and you should see cwm

nokiamodeln91 said:
Don't use the tar file. It will cause a yellow triangle. Use the zip version. Place it on external sd card. Don't worry about cfg file for now. Boot into recovery and choose apply update from external storage. Choose the zip and flash. After it completes, click on reboot system. The again boot into recovery and you should see cwm
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I've often used Odin PC to flash new ROM's, for example Stock LT4 and Stock LT5, no problem, no yellow triangle. To avoid it in the future, please explain when and why we get the trouble triangle yellow. Thanks.:good:

you will get a yellow triangle if you flash anything else that stock roms using PC odin. you will also get an increased counter. nothing to worry if you are out of warranty though