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Build dates affected by the internal sd card issue on Bell i9000M?

Hi all...
Im sure this has been covered somewhere b4 but I cannot find the info.
Does anyone know what build dates of the Bell i9000M are effected by the bad internal sd cards?
Ive been into the coded menu titled "internal version" and my build date seems to be Aug. 10th 2010 or something like that.
I have not yet had any bad experience but i also have never flashed unofficial firmwares or applied lagfix of anykind soim wondering if my phone is safe from this issue or just not been used / stressed enough to have issues.
If anyone knows this please advise.
@allgamer... You seem pretty up to speed on this. Do you know?
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It has been shown in the stickied i9000m poll thread in the general section that the issue is completly random. Some have build dates from late sept, while others go all the way back to late july and everywhere in between....
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i agree with Electroz
from my point of view it all comes down to usage (regular wear & tear) of the flash disks
i'm a very heavy user myself, i test every App i come across with and i keep installing/uninstalling stuff a lot yet i don't see the internal SD card issues people have posted about
on a recent fresh topic, a normal guy did not even Root the phone
had quite obviously a perfect case of dying internal SD
he was getting errors reading from the internal SD from the regular apps like gallery / astro / etc

AllGamer said:
i agree with Electroz
from my point of view it all comes down to usage (regular wear & tear) of the flash disks
i'm a very heavy user myself, i test every App i come across with and i keep installing/uninstalling stuff a lot yet i don't see the internal SD card issues people have posted about
on a recent fresh topic, a normal guy did not even Root the phone
had quite obviously a perfect case of dying internal SD
he was getting errors reading from the internal SD from the regular apps like gallery / astro / etc
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Ya... I saw that topic as well so I am assuming that he is unfortuantely the perfect example of a Bell i9000M with an internal sd card issue.
I have never had any issues of anykind either (I dont use my phone as heavily as you though allgamer) and I hope I never have an issue but if I do I guess atleast I have the 1 year Manufacturers Warranty as well as the $7.00 per month extended Warranty that I pay for to have my phone fixed or replaced.
Im glad I diddnt cancel that option when I upgraded from my Omnia i910 to my SGS!!!
Thanks for the clarification gentlemen!!! Much appreciated!!!

speaking of an i8910 i have one of those and a regulary i9000 non M version sitting around if anyone is interested in one.

@lgkhan...
Tell me more about the i9000 u have. How much for it? Unlocked etc???
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New Nook 1.2.0 (pre-installed) doesnt boot from SD?

Had a nook color dropped off for rooting and it doesnt boot from SD. Ive tried multiple cards.
It came out of the box with 1.2.0.
Anyone else hear of BandN changing the rules on us?

TainT said:
Had a nook color dropped off for rooting and it doesnt boot from SD. Ive tried multiple cards.
It came out of the box with 1.2.0.
Anyone else hear of BandN changing the rules on us?
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Hey, let's keep this over in my thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1077321 (being we are talking about the same physical device...)
(I'm talking to him on FB chat about it right now, we're both stumped)

Would love to give input or feedback but some of us *LOL* like myself cat post in dev yet... Guess I just need to post more often so I can gain access *LOL*

Aw hell... two report of this. I really don't like this. I have been saving up for the wife to get her a nook. This is gonna really suck if we have lost our "easy" root method..

Taint - what are the first 4 digits of your serial number?
Also - does the stock OS actually properly see the SD card at all? Are you sure the SD slot is working?

The first 4 digits of the serial are 2004. Just like older Nooks.
And yes the sd slot is working because the nook creates the standard BandN folders there.
Its the same nook ComputerCarl is working on.....we just posted the same time two different threads.

TainT said:
The first 4 digits of the serial are 2004. Just like older Nooks.
And yes the sd slot is working because the nook creates the standard BandN folders there.
Its the same nook ComputerCarl is working on.....we just posted the same time two different threads.
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Wait....what? Carl said the first 4 were 2011... What is going on here??

Divine_Madcat said:
Wait....what? Carl said the first 4 were 2011... What is going on here??
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Yeah, Carl is 2011: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13759036#post13759036
computercarl said:
201146003592xxxx
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This is very confusing if TainT is 2004xxx

Are the 2004xxxx supposed to be older than 2011xxx? I ask because my (replacement) Nook which I got yesterday is 2010xxx and only had 1.1 installed. (No issue with SD booting). So the SN's aren't entirely sequential when it comes to revisions ?

Mine was replaced under warranty in January, and it shows 2010 as well.

I has a Nook Tablet!

Stopped by the local REI for gear. On the way home, stopped by B&N to see when they'd have a Nook Tablet for me to play with. Manager states they have one in back....I have a geekgasm (tm), she says: "This was ordered by someone and then cancelled...so *technically* its already sold. Long story short: I just brought it home!
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.273968819306633.58242.100000805518855&type=1&l=c92faa2225
Ok, out for beer and then back for play.

So is the charger the same for it and the nook color?

Charger
miniaturepeddler said:
So is the charger the same for it and the nook color?
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Appears to be identical.
Front bezel is rubberized like the back - much better grip.
Speaker slightly louder, microphone hole nearly invisible.
Screen clearly better.

thats cool!
I didn't know that they were available yet.
I just got a nook color for my wife and I am in the process of reading lots before I root it.
It is going to be an xmas gift for her.
I figured I would take a little bit of time to work out all of the kinks before I give it to her...lol

What kernel version does it have?

She'll love it: my Nook Color has been awesome and its kinda sad to retire it.
Chippykiller said:
thats cool!
I didn't know that they were available yet.
I just got a nook color for my wife and I am in the process of reading lots before I root it.
It is going to be an xmas gift for her.
I figured I would take a little bit of time to work out all of the kinks before I give it to her...lol
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sark666 said:
What kernel version does it have?
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Can't find any place in the stock ROM that tells me, do you know where to find it?

Will it boot from a bootable SD card?? (..at least to CWR to verify hacking will be as easy as the original)

The title of this thread cracks me up

goldenu said:
Can't find any place in the stock ROM that tells me, do you know where to find it?
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If you go to settings there is a line to touch that displays the software info, at least that is how it works in the NC. I don't have a stock one with me to verify.

travisn000 said:
Will it boot from a bootable SD card?? (..at least to CWR to verify hacking will be as easy as the original)
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^^^This
Grats on getting your NT!

CWM
try this link to create a bootable CWM sd card....worse case scenario nothing happens.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=987735
Also it be pretty cool if you found the kernel version. Could possibly help us nook color owners expedite the ICS/HC update process.

so you like the nook color more then the Kindle Fire?

travisn000 said:
Will it boot from a bootable SD card?? (..at least to CWR to verify hacking will be as easy as the original)
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Check out this post on the nook tablet forums.

No software info - closest is device info and that doesn't have it.
Software version is 1.4.0

00jt said:
so you like the nook color more then the Kindle Fire?
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I can't really answer that, as I've never used a Kindle Fire. I did consider both before purchasing, but the Fire lost my interest when I found out it had no microSD slot. Additionally, I *really* love my rooted NC, and the NT just adds more speedy goodness to a platform I already love.

To all that asked about SD card booting - I tried the CWM sd from my NC and the tablet completely ignored it. As it has been pointed out that CWM is built for each device, this result is unsurprising.
NOTE: despite having 16gb of on-board storage, stock ROM only allows you access to 1gb. While this will, without question, change once rooted and ROM'd, it is somewhat disappointing.

Just an update: installing other launchers and sideloading/usb debugging achieved. No luck yet with Gingerbreak or Super One-click.

So far, according to this thread from the NT forum, the Tablet appears to require a signed bootloader

goldenu:
What do you mean "Screen clearly better." I thought it was the same.
Confused,
kev

wipe data/factory... later on, the os freezes and require reset

I got a note7000 offer at a bargain price; half the price of the original... the idea is that the guy is selling it as fault emmc bug. He told me that wiping the data - factory reset caused the problem.
The phone works from times to times he said, is still partially functional, thus he still asks for the price of SII for it, which he wants to replace with.
My question is:
Is the emmc bug permanent? I want to buy it cause is such a awesome screen\phone and i cant afford one from retails at full price. My plan is to downgrade from ics to gb with safe kernels and hope it wont brick with odin as unsafe as it is already.

Don't buy it. He is selling a bricked device for half the price (I wouldn't pay that for a used but fully functional right now).
And you will always get problems with it in many different situations.

Its risky for me, but also rewarding. If you'd seen this particular phone, is almost brand new. He told me it wasn't used much and that is visible on the over all aspect. And god, i love amoled screens, even if pentile is infamous.
Could you describe what you mean by being bricked? -> the phone boots and installs stuffs, but from time to times has the flaw of getting stuck -> require reset.
Its on the way
ps. I trust that if i had this stuff happen to me, coming from a samsung product, i would be able to get it fixed somehow.

Congrats: you just bought a bricked device. I guess he used the repartition workaround which reduces available capacity.
He didn't do the only real fix: replace motherboard in Samsung Service Center.
If you read here more before buying you would understand my "do not buy". Now you will learn later.
And he didn't lie to you - he told everything about the condition.
If you want to learn now while waiting for it, start to read about bricked devices here, about hg42's repartition thread etc. You might need it

Well, wish me luck. I'm gonna follow the steps from around the topics here.
I just hope i can watch movies, and pictures, and browse the mail... then he can get stuck but just a little.
I got an ace on my sleeves though. I can test it before i buy it... any advices, maybe doesn't even have the bug, how i notice
that ?

I'm gonna try these steps on the clip from rootgalaxynote:
youtube - hDtTNDVcTF4
If it doesn't work, i'm screwed cause i do not have a replace phone atm.

Following those steps will only mean that you won't brick it again... and anyway that is really outdated... When you've had enough of constant freezes then you will probably want to try a slim rom such as Slim Bean 4.2.2

I just purchased a n7000 from a guy on eBay for $350.00. It has the Ultimate rom installed in the screenshots. This means that it should be fine, right? I should receive it this week sometime. I bricked my i9100 back when the brick bug first appeared so I'm kind of worried about this.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium

Thanks for replies. I dunno what to expect. It is worrying, but probably i'll return it back cause is not worth the money if you put it this way "unusable".
He said to me to add a new sd card,,, i guess here is where he was just too honest. This confirms that there is actually a permanent damage to the hardware, especially the hefty 16 GB of memory.

My friend has the bug and he did the workaround , The phone freezes when you turn on bluetooth or wifi , And also the internal memory is low , but good luck with your's btw "restarting it from time to time" seems suspicious though
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KayKrate said:
My friend has the bug and he did the workaround , The phone freezes when you turn on bluetooth or wifi , And also the internal memory is low , but good luck with your's btw "restarting it from time to time" seems suspicious though
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Apparently that was a slight misleading. On itself doesn't restart. I got the phone right now. Is so huge even an elephant could use it.
Only freezes when i try write something thru usb cable. The ram is smaller, only 5 gb.

neier24 said:
Apparently that was a slight misleading. On itself doesn't restart. I got the phone right now. Is so huge even an elephant could use it.
Only freezes when i try write something thru usb cable. The ram is smaller, only 5 gb.
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Really? Then it might be double-bricked and double "workarounded". Each time lossing about 3 GB...
When I close my eyes I see the grinning of this a--h-le who sold it for real money.

That sucks...
Now I want to see if is only a memory problem of the storage sd, or is as well as for the last 'bastion' of my phone, 2GB rom... cause then i can install slimbean like i've been adviced here.

neier24 said:
That sucks...
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Why? You knew from the first day about the condition and bought it nevertheless.

ThaiDai said:
Why? You knew from the first day about the condition and bought it nevertheless.
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First off, i'm in a bit of trouble right now. As you can guess, i can do something about it, cause beyond this is the morality of getting into a mess on someone's fault. Now that has to be decided, as long as is not mine.
This guy told me it is partially usable, add a card, try fix it yourself. At 190$ i expect to be better then a S1 or nexus s which might easly outmatch this phone. If is a matter of pride. Just keep it to yourself.
Either i give this guy a bad review as is a site as amazon, where user feedback is noted, or i return it back myself. Is not the holly grail, is just a phone.
He told me is not permanent damage.
LE: I got some good news and bad new:
I cannot add videos, it simply doesn't write. It doesn't freeze my phone anymore, this time i'm using samsung kies. Good news, i can write photos and songs.
I'm half way there in trusting this guy that with a sd card, the phone will work just okay in installing stuff.
On the other hand, i dunno if the internal storage is damaged; can i install jelly bean? or change the culprit kernel? or should i live with it as it is.

the seller has a no return policy. so ur actually screwed. you think the seller is a noob and that he didnt know about the fix. sometimes being too wise makes u feel and idiot in the end.
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Do you guys want to help, or keep ranting?
qazibasit learn some english.
How i change camera setting to save all its files on external microsd card?

neier24 said:
Do you guys want to help, or keep ranting?
qazibasit learn some english.
How i change camera setting to save all its files on external microsd card?
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And now you are starting to get arrogant?
Even if I do not always follow qazis messages I do understand him very well - because Oxford english isn't a prerequisite here.
Members here can't help you: Why? Because you bought a brick device even when warned about it.

ThaiDai said:
And now you are starting to get arrogant?
Even if I do not always follow qazis messages I do understand him very well - because Oxford english isn't a prerequisite here.
Members here can't help you: Why? Because you bought a brick device even when warned about it.
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How was his random ranting relevant to this topic?
So what do you think... flashing a new kernel and formating the sdcard do any good?
I may have a different term for bricking: When used in reference to consumer electronics, a "brick" describes an electronic device such as a smart phone, game console, router, or tablet computer that owing to a serious misconfiguration, corrupted firmware or a hardware problem, can no longer function. The term derives from the vaguely cuboid shape of many electronic devices (and their detachable power supplies) and the suggestion that the device can only function as a large, heavy object.
As far as i see, this device has stuff installed on it, and i can't figure how he did it.
recommend me a memory error checking app if u know, please!

Flash a safe kernel and flash a new ROM.. Try that and if all works good we´ll continue..

Does this seem BRICKED to you guys??

Hi Guys,
A friend of a friend has the Samsung Note 1 (N7000) and they said it crashed the other day, it was apparently attempting to do an OTA upgrade. From what I understand, it didnt boot/come back on... Which makes me think its the eMMC bug.
She took it to her network (Vodafone) and they blamed it on the phone having to many Apps, and that her son (she doesnt have a son) had attempted to Jailbreak it... (which I told her, the shop was using the wrong terminology, so clearly the shop didnt know what they were talking about. However, she said she only has 633Mb left on her main storage.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd....720x720/998536_4343286319716_1946491477_n.jpg
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She said the shop just removed some Apps, and it suddenly started working again. However when she runs a couple of Apps now, the screen goes blank....
Does those pics sound about for a normal used N7000... Or does it look like there is storage space missing, due to a corrupt eMMC chip?
Thanks, Lister

Lister Of Smeg said:
Hi Guys,
A friend of a friend has the Samsung Note 1 (N7000) and they said it crashed the other day, it was apparently attempting to do an OTA upgrade. From what I understand, it didnt boot/come back on... Which makes me think its the eMMC bug.
She took it to her network (Vodafone) and they blamed it on the phone having to many Apps, and that her son (she doesnt have a son) had attempted to Jailbreak it... (which I told her, the shop was using the wrong terminology, so clearly the shop didnt know what they were talking about. However, she said she only has 633Mb left on her main storage.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd....720x720/998536_4343286319716_1946491477_n.jpg
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She said the shop just removed some Apps, and it suddenly started working again. However when she runs a couple of Apps now, the screen goes blank....
Does those pics sound about for a normal used N7000... Or does it look like there is storage space missing, due to a corrupt eMMC chip?
Thanks, Lister
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does not seem bricked. Flash philz kernel, do all wipes and flash stock rom using pc odin. For guide and stock rom :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
for philz kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901191

Whats wrong with 632mb on root folder? I got less than that. Apk do takes up space.
Sent from my GT-N7000

Hi treacherous_hawk,
Thanks for your prompt answer, and re-assuring me... I shall pass this news onto my friend (well, as said earlier... She's a friend of a friend, dont really know her other than online.. lol). But basically the way she described her initial fault with phone, sounded like she bricked due to OTA update. She then took it to the shops, and they told her she had been Jailbreaking (that only happens on iPhones, surely?? lol) plus she wouldnt know how to do that anyway... They blamed it all onto her, and said she had to many Apps installed... lol
Anyway, she gets it back... and I ask about it... (as I am planning to buy this off her when the contract runs out). And she tells me they just uninstalled some Apps and it started working again. However she told me it was a 16Gb Note, and that she only has 633Mb left of available space, and that she has only used 1.4Gb..... So I wondered where the other 14Gb went....?? She tells me she has a SD Card in it too... And so not having seen or used a Note yet, it sounded a bit odd why she only had 633Mb left....??
I'd love to get Philz kernel on it, purely so I know it will always be safe.. But never met the lady yet, plus the phone isnt mine yet.. lol
I really wonna get and use this phone, due to the size and spec of it... But just been reading some more posts, and now Im all scared of bricking, locking, or yellow triangle'ing the darn thing...
My ZTE Blade is old, and slow... But you could chuck anything at it, without fear of bricking it...
Hi Devll,
I've never seen or used a N7000 yet... However when she told me she only had 633Mb left, summit didnt sound right.. As I was expecting to see more GB's left. I didnt know the N7000 kinda partitions storage off for ROM and data. Whilst my ZTE Blade does use partitions too, what you see is what you get... ie: You get the full amount as advertised on the box... (which is a mere 240Mb... pitiful...) So when she said she had only used 1.4Gb, and only has 633Mb left... I wondered where the heck the other GB's had gone too...?? lol
Re: the Note..... I am now super worried and now debating whether I should actually attempt to purchase it off her...
1) Its from Vodafone UK, so dont know whether its SIM locked or not? I've heard all contract phones from Vodafone UK are factory UNlocked, but dont know for certain????
2) I'm ok at flashing the Philz Kernel... that bit doesnt scare me... However its the ROMs that do.
3) When I get it, I want to upgrade the rom to the latest Android (4.2.2, as like my ZTE Blade) and will no doubt go with PAC Rom or if they do a RootBox.... However I am hoping these are eMMC safe once flashed, as in there is no way/chance of me bricking it under that OS.
4) If I do get that PAC Rom on there, will my Yellow Triangle appear as its non stock. And heard that Triangle away only works on ICS??
So I'm starting to think, or look else where at a safer phone... or am I over scaring myself as to how faulty these are??
Thanks, Lister

Don't get paranoid mate its very easy to root and install custom rom on Note provided you read before doing it. Read the stickies in the development and other forum, read carefully the instructions given in the topic of the rom you are planning to install and you will be safe.
I too was worried a bit when I got my Note but trust me those who can read won't face any trouble but those who can't.... well they can always pray
Best Regards
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Lister Of Smeg said:
Hi treacherous_hawk,
Thanks for your prompt answer, and re-assuring me... I shall pass this news onto my friend (well, as said earlier... She's a friend of a friend, dont really know her other than online.. lol). But basically the way she described her initial fault with phone, sounded like she bricked due to OTA update. She then took it to the shops, and they told her she had been Jailbreaking (that only happens on iPhones, surely?? lol) plus she wouldnt know how to do that anyway... They blamed it all onto her, and said she had to many Apps installed... lol
Anyway, she gets it back... and I ask about it... (as I am planning to buy this off her when the contract runs out). And she tells me they just uninstalled some Apps and it started working again. However she told me it was a 16Gb Note, and that she only has 633Mb left of available space, and that she has only used 1.4Gb..... So I wondered where the other 14Gb went....?? She tells me she has a SD Card in it too... And so not having seen or used a Note yet, it sounded a bit odd why she only had 633Mb left....??
I'd love to get Philz kernel on it, purely so I know it will always be safe.. But never met the lady yet, plus the phone isnt mine yet.. lol
I really wonna get and use this phone, due to the size and spec of it... But just been reading some more posts, and now Im all scared of bricking, locking, or yellow triangle'ing the darn thing...
My ZTE Blade is old, and slow... But you could chuck anything at it, without fear of bricking it...
Hi Devll,
I've never seen or used a N7000 yet... However when she told me she only had 633Mb left, summit didnt sound right.. As I was expecting to see more GB's left. I didnt know the N7000 kinda partitions storage off for ROM and data. Whilst my ZTE Blade does use partitions too, what you see is what you get... ie: You get the full amount as advertised on the box... (which is a mere 240Mb... pitiful...) So when she said she had only used 1.4Gb, and only has 633Mb left... I wondered where the heck the other GB's had gone too...?? lol
Re: the Note..... I am now super worried and now debating whether I should actually attempt to purchase it off her...
1) Its from Vodafone UK, so dont know whether its SIM locked or not? I've heard all contract phones from Vodafone UK are factory UNlocked, but dont know for certain????
2) I'm ok at flashing the Philz Kernel... that bit doesnt scare me... However its the ROMs that do.
3) When I get it, I want to upgrade the rom to the latest Android (4.2.2, as like my ZTE Blade) and will no doubt go with PAC Rom or if they do a RootBox.... However I am hoping these are eMMC safe once flashed, as in there is no way/chance of me bricking it under that OS.
4) If I do get that PAC Rom on there, will my Yellow Triangle appear as its non stock. And heard that Triangle away only works on ICS??
So I'm starting to think, or look else where at a safer phone... or am I over scaring myself as to how faulty these are??
Thanks, Lister
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Dont worry about the availabilty of space... Might be some virus that creates shortcuts and hides the original folders... try exploring the drive with winrar... It will show all the folders that are hidden too
Yelloe triangle is nothing to worry about... There are many methoda to bypass thebyellow triangle and even if u get one u can easily remove it