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[Q] Getting my Note tomorrow! A few questions.

Hello lovely XDA users. Just wanted to ask a few questions about the Note. Im used to Nexus devices and the unlocking and rooting process is usually straight forward, reading up on the Note I got a bit confused lol. So how do you root it? I have read about the ICS leaks bricking phones so I will stick to GB for now, can anyone recommend a good GB ROM? Would like stock Android if possible. One more question, apart from rooting how do you get CWM Recovery on it? Thanks for your help people and I'm really looking forward to getting the Note.

There's a thread in the dev section with pre-rooted firmwares. You can flash any of these with PC Odin and you're rooted. I suggest you flash the European Open or UK version of XXLC1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
If you want to get CWM Recovery as well you need to flash the CF-Kernel for the version of the rom you flashed. So if you flashed XXLC1 you need the CF-Kernel for version LC1.
Scroll to the bottom of this post and download the file for the correct version: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18978158&postcount=1
Extract that file, double click the alread-rooted.bat file and it will push all the necessary files to the Note. Once it's done your phone will reboot and you can use CWM Recovery (hold power+home+volume up untill Samsung logo pops up) to flash any rom you like.

bioweb said:
There's a thread in the dev section with pre-rooted firmwares. You can flash any of these with PC Odin and you're rooted. I suggest you flash the European Open or UK version of XXLC1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
If you want to get CWM Recovery as well you need to flash the CF-Kernel for the version of the rom you flashed. So if you flashed XXLC1 you need the CF-Kernel for version LC1.
Scroll to the bottom of this post and download the file for the correct version: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18978158&postcount=1
Extract that file, double click the alread-rooted.bat file and it will push all the necessary files to the Note. Once it's done your phone will reboot and you can use CWM Recovery (hold power+home+volume up untill Samsung logo pops up) to flash any rom you like.
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Explained like a pro, Thank you very much. Any GB ROM you would recommend? Preferably with Stock Android although I'm guessing you can't use the S Pen apps? Might stick to Stock Touchwiz ROM although I hate it. Any kernel to recommend with a Stock ROM? Thanks for your help.

All the custom GB roms fully support the s-pen because they're all based on official Samsung firmwares, I'm not aware of any custom rom with stock Android UI at the moment. You can always use a custom launcher to at least get rid of TouchWiz. I'm using CheckRomHD V6 and installed NemusLauncher at the moment and I like it a lot. RocketRom V23 is a very nice rom as well though it's a bit of a hassle to flash as you first need to flash V22, do a wipe and then flash V23.
You can even combine custom roms and custom kernels. If you want to be able to overclock as well you can flash for example CheckRom and then flash the AbyssNote 4.2 or FM Kernel 2.0 in CWM Recovery. Or if you go for speed and good battery life you can flash SpeedMod Kernel 2-11.
Basically it's all up to you. Read the threads about the custom roms, choose a few with features you like and just try them for a while. Just keep in mind that there is a slight chance you end up in a boot loop (usually solved by doing a data/cache/Dalvik wipe in recovery) or soft-bricking and you have to start all over by flashing a pre-rooted kernel and CF-Root again, but this applies to any custom rom on any phone.

You said them firmwares are pre-rooted but on the thread it say's they are not directly rootable. ???

Oh, haha, sorry man, posted the wrong link. Here's the right one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1535025

I am using an ICS ROM.. No bricking here.
sent from a 96gb N7000

bioweb said:
Oh, haha, sorry man, posted the wrong link. Here's the right one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1535025
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Thank you, now I can sleep easy! Can't wait to get my hands on it lol. Am definitely trying that ROM you mentioned. Thanks for all your help.

pachi72 said:
I am using an ICS ROM.. No bricking here.
sent from a 96gb N7000
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Don't wanna take the risk. I will just wait it out for a bit.

benrees21 said:
Thank you, now I can sleep easy! Can't wait to get my hands on it lol. Am definitely trying that ROM you mentioned. Thanks for all your help.
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No problem at all mate, welcome to the wonderful world of the Note

So much positivity on this thread... Awesome. Btw I recommend official cm9..It's safe and won't brick your device.. And is amazing. Slap reloaded cm9 on top and you're golden.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2

as long you have international note, you can use any roms

octavian90 said:
So much positivity on this thread... Awesome. Btw I recommend official cm9..It's safe and won't brick your device.. And is amazing. Slap reloaded cm9 on top and you're golden.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2
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Where is this ROM? Sounds good. Any Kernel you recommend with it or just the standard one that's with it? Can you OC with normal kernel?

benrees21 said:
Would like stock Android if possible.
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Does this mean that you want all the stuff that comes initially with your Note?
If yes, then CM9 probably is not the right thing for you. It is devoid of all the
Samsung crapware, plus you don't get native S-Pen Samsung support. This
means no SMemo and similar stuff; you have to use different apps from the
Market instead.
OTOH, if you want a lean, smooth and fast Rom, and are not afraid to do some
tinkering, then CM9 would be ideal for you.
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Where is this ROM? Sounds good. Any Kernel you recommend with it or just the standard one that's with it? Can you OC with normal kernel?
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1. CM9 is here.
2. No optional kernels for now, because it contains the only safe ICS kernel ATM
3. No OC either, but you won't be needing it - the kernel is very fast as it is. In
fact, I keep mine at 1.2Ghz. It feels just as quick, and it's somewhat easier on
the battery.

Ok, I flashed a stock GB ROM through odin and I have run the bat file and installed the CF kernel and CWM. How do I flash CM9 and where do I find Reloaded CM9? Thanks you lovely people

Aw, our little boy took his first steps

bioweb said:
Aw, our little boy took his first steps
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Hahaha. Just need to find this Reloaded CM9 and I'm done.

All done. Was too easy lol. I'm just formatting my SD card to put all my music on, Anyone know of a good place for some Galaxy Note sized HD wallpapers? Thanks.

benrees21 said:
All done. Was too easy lol. I'm just formatting my SD card to put all my music on, Anyone know of a good place for some Galaxy Note sized HD wallpapers? Thanks.
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Go to Play (or Market) and search for PicSpeed app, you won't be disappointed.

chasmodo said:
Go to Play (or Market) and search for PicSpeed app, you won't be disappointed.
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Love it. Thanks. When is the official ICS supposed to be released?
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA

[Q] LG P990 Stock ICS by harsh & tonyp - Questions!

Since I'm new in the forums I can't post in the Development area this question, anyone knows if after you install the lite version (the one that runs with GB bootloader) you can go back from ICS to GB without making any special mod or change?
You know, just turn off the phone, power it on while pressing vol. down key and using CWM to install your old GB ROM.

Avenger2040 said:
Since I'm new in the forums I can't post in the Development area this question, anyone knows if after you install the lite version (the one that runs with GB bootloader) you can go back from ICS to GB without making any special mod or change?
You know, just turn off the phone, power it on while pressing vol. down key and using CWM to install your old GB ROM.
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Yes, make a full wipe first and then flash any rom.

vanmarek said:
Yes, make a full wipe first and then flash any rom.
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Sorry, totally new guy here in all this, by flash the rom you mean to use the install option from the CWM?

Avenger2040 said:
Sorry, totally new guy here in all this, by flash the rom you mean to use the install option from the CWM?
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Yes.

vanmarek said:
Yes.
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Superb! many thanks folks.

Avenger2040 said:
Superb! many thanks folks.
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hi..i'm also have tonyp ics lite rom...i've installed it successfully..but i can't use flash player on browser?anyone can help?

Pls help,Can't get into any recovery at all

Hi everyone
I have just gotten a Samsung galaxy mini. I rooted it and unlocked it okay.
But then I wanted to flash rom and stuff, so I downloaded Odin, and flashed cwm, but... When Odin says pass, it press home + power and the Samsung screen flashed twice and sticks.
But the strangest thing is that it can still boot into android sometimes.
I am on android 2.2.1
iBook anybody can help as it is worrying me a lot

before flashing rom or CWM you will need to upgrade to gingerbread either through odin or Kies
and then flash cwm and after that flash rom with cwm

Thanks for the reply
I can't seem to upgrade via kies, can you provide a link that contains stock Roms for my samsung that can be upgraded via Odin.
Is there any chance of bricking at all?
Do you need any other info?
Thanks

Theandroidkid123 said:
Thanks for the reply
I can't seem to upgrade via kies, can you provide a link that contains stock Roms for my samsung that can be upgraded via Odin.
Is there any chance of bricking at all?
Do you need any other info?
Thanks
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Look at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1551586
I did the same today = via ODIN flashed GB 2.3.6 then CWM (you can find latest in the Android development section too) and now there is CM7.

fisik said:
Look at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1551586
I did the same today = via ODIN flashed GB 2.3.6 then CWM (you can find latest in the Android development section too) and now there is CM7.
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Did you flash 2.3.6 from froyo?

Theandroidkid123 said:
Did you flash 2.3.6 from froyo?
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Yes, originaly there was Froyo. After flashing to GB, CWM started to work. Before there was only black screen when I pressed HOME+POWER

Theandroidkid123 said:
Did you flash 2.3.6 from froyo?
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Hooray, i got ginger bread, now, the bit where everything went pear shaped last time,
How do i get the right custom recovery, without the worry of it magically dissapearing again?
Would be quite grateful if someone would post a link to a recovery and method that i could follow
many thanks

fisik said:
Yes, originaly there was Froyo. After flashing to GB, CWM started to work. Before there was only black screen when I pressed HOME+POWER
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Yeah , same here, what file did you use to flash recovery? that information would be greatly appriciated
many thanks

here is a perfect tut and version of cwm
http://yagyagaire.blogspot.com/2011/09/installing-clock-work-mod-recovery-in.html

dheeraj (dhlalit11) said:
here is a perfect tut and version of cwm
http://yagyagaire.blogspot.com/2011/09/installing-clock-work-mod-recovery-in.html
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This method worked like a charm, thanks a lot

Now i have another problem,
I lost my root access in the process of upgrading to gingerbread ( ive only just realised)
i tried this method that is in the link using cwm, but unfortuntantly i didnt work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24332130&postcount=82
Can somebody give me an idea on how to root my phone, again, as i would like to put cyanogen mod 7 onto it
thanks
(sorry if im being annoying)

just flash any custom rom now, you don't need root for that and most of custom roms are pre-rooted

yackovsky said:
just flash any custom rom now, you don't need root for that and most of custom roms are pre-rooted
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Is cyanogenmod 7 a pre-rooted rom?
Sent from my GT-S5570 using xda app-developers app

Theandroidkid123 said:
Is cyanogenmod 7 a pre-rooted rom?
Sent from my GT-S5570 using xda app-developers app
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Yes, there's maybe 2 ROMs that are not rooted, and they're pretty much outdated

yackovsky said:
Yes, there's maybe 2 ROMs that are not rooted, and they're pretty much outdated
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That's good news then, I have gotten cm7 on my mini perfectly now.
Is there any roms that anybody could recommend for the mini?
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the best is cm7
most compatible, performance and feature rich

dheeraj (dhlalit11) said:
the best is cm7
most compatible, performance and feature rich
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Okay thanks so much for your help once again, I really appriciate it
Sent from my GT-S5570

[Q] Any difference flashing GS x G Ace?

Hello everyone,
I'm used to flash ROMs on my G Ace and reading some threads I've noticed a lot more technical terms that scared the hell out of me.
My question is: There are any difference between flashing on the Galaxy S x Galaxy Ace?
I was thinking to flash the Mackay ROM, and need some guidance to flash it because the ROM that's running have the navigation bar, with the touch buttons deactivated (Back button was constantly malfunctioning).
I want to keep things like this but how do I re-active the Navigation Bar after flashing the ROM?
I did make a research on the Forum but I'm not a very advanced user, so all step-by-step posts were all confuse to me.
Sorry if I sound a bit confuse, English is my second language. Thanks by the patience

The S and the Ace are totalli different devices. Flashing Mackay onto an Ace will most likely brick it.
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Soryuu said:
The S and the Ace are totalli different devices. Flashing Mackay onto an Ace will most likely brick it.
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Totally. I'm using AcePhoenixed on my Ace.
My doubt is: it's just place de Mackay ROM.zip on the SD, fact. reset and flash through CWM? Or there are any other steps to do?
On the S, obviously.
Srry if I was not clear about that

batatafritada said:
Totally. I'm using AcePhoenixed on my Ace.
My doubt is: it's just place de Mackay ROM.zip on the SD, fact. reset and flash through CWM? Or there are any other steps to do?
On the S, obviously.
Srry if I was not clear about that
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Oh. Yeah, I thought you wanted to flash Mackay onto the Ace ._. Sorry for misunderstanding your query ><
Yeah, if you want to install Mackay, put it in your internal memory. If coming from stock 2.3.6, go GB -> CM9 -> Mackay. Just to be sure you don't lose IMEI. If coming from another ICS/JB rom, wipe combo and then flash through recovery.
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Soryuu said:
Oh. Yeah, I thought you wanted to flash Mackay onto the Ace ._. Sorry for misunderstanding your query ><
Yeah, if you want to install Mackay, put it in your internal memory. If coming from stock 2.3.6, go GB -> CM9 -> Mackay. Just to be sure you don't lose IMEI. If coming from another ICS/JB rom, wipe combo and then flash through recovery.
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Ok. Now about the navigation bar *pic attached*, after I flash the ROM, will it be available to active on Config> System ?
I've already look there on the running ROM, and the option does not appear.
Back touch button doesn't work, so this is the best option for me.
Thx for your help!

Anyone knows if there will any option to activate the NavigationBar??

batatafritada said:
Anyone knows if there will any option to activate the NavigationBar??
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ther is no option in mackey settings?

ElmirBuljubasic said:
ther is no option in mackey settings?
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It's my gf's phone. So I wanted to be sure if there will be the option, since the actual ROM don't.
If you could tell me if in any other ROM the option is avaiable

batatafritada said:
It's my gf's phone. So I wanted to be sure if there will be the option, since the actual ROM don't.
If you could tell me if in any other ROM the option is avaiable
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Mackay settings lets you activate a navbar. No customising though.
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[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!!!
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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....
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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....
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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...