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[Q] How to downgrade I9000 from 2.3.3 to 2.2 stock

Firstly, apologies if this is already posts elsewhere, but I have tried looking for this with no joy (there's aloooot of threads n here lol)
I recently upgraded to the leaked official 2.3.3 using odin (sbl version).
However, I would like to flash with stock software now to get the official upgrade on my Galaxy S via Kies.
Can someone please help or point me to a guide on doing this and where i can download the correct version. I assume its not as straightforward as simply downloading a stock version of Froyo and flashing as I did to upgrade.
My Current phone version is showing as PDA:JVK / PHONE: JVK / CSC:JVK (CPW)
I should point out that this is the first time ive flashed software on my phone, so ideally a step by step guide, if there is one out there
Thanks for any advice you can give

Ok first of all what you need to do is download an older firmware, preferably in 3 files.
Look here: www.samfirmware.com (you need to register, free)
or look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913
when you have your selected firmware, you need to download a software called 'Odin', this is what we use to flash firmwares to our devices. Look here for a tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
when you have 'Odin' and your 'Firmware' you may also need a 'PIT' file, this is explained in the above link. This will re-partition the device and restore the 'bad blocks' and remove any lagfix / altered file-systems ect ect.....
Because you are on Gingerbread at the moment, its possible that you have changed your boot loader, in order to restore this back to Froyo bootloader, i think the firmware you will need is JM1 ( you may need to search here / google for the correct answer)
anyway when the whole process is completed, you should be able to connect to KIES and flash the latest release.
Any problems just write back. im sure we can help get you going !!

azzledazzle said:
Ok first of all what you need to do is download an older firmware, preferably in 3 files.
Look here: www.samfirmware.com (you need to register, free)
or look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913
when you have your selected firmware, you need to download a software called 'Odin', this is what we use to flash firmwares to our devices. Look here for a tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
when you have 'Odin' and your 'Firmware' you may also need a 'PIT' file, this is explained in the above link. This will re-partition the device and restore the 'bad blocks' and remove any lagfix / altered file-systems ect ect.....
Because you are on Gingerbread at the moment, its possible that you have changed your boot loader, in order to restore this back to Froyo bootloader, i think the firmware you will need is JM1 ( you may need to search here / google for the correct answer)
anyway when the whole process is completed, you should be able to connect to KIES and flash the latest release.
Any problems just write back. im sure we can help get you going !!
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I think that JM1 is eclair...
froyo works with the gingerbread bootloaders so you should just be able to flash a froyo rom i THINK.

Hi im also wanting to do the same looking at the samfirmware files would JS8 be ok to flash?

neoian1277 said:
Hi im also wanting to do the same looking at the samfirmware files would JS8 be ok to flash?
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Any froyo ROM is fine as long as it contains the bootloaders as gingerbread ROMs have different ones.
Download your ROM. Check inside the PDA (sometimes code) tar. If you can't see by clicking on it find instructions how to untar it.
There should be a boot.bin and an sbl.bin if there is you're good to go. If not flash another one that has.
You can always reflash with your preferred froyo ROM after the initial flash has downgraded the bootloaders
This link tells you all you need to know about flashing with Odin.
http://samsunggalaxysforums.com/showthread.php/2921-How-to-use-Odin-to-upgrade-to-Froyo-from-Eclair
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

Ok, I tried flashing using the JPY firmware. The process seemed to go okay.
But only getting the 'S' logo for ages then the phone starts ocaasional quick vibrations and screen eventually goes black.
Have tried rebooting ans reseting.
Please help

First boot after a flash does take a long time and you may get the odd little vibration. The screen may go black for a little while. Be patient. If nothing happens after six or seven minutes pull battery try again. If still no good reflash.
You did check repartition in Odin? And use. 512 pit? You need the pit file for a reflash.
Maybe md5 your firmware to check you didn't get a corrupted download.
If you can still get download mode don't worry you will be able to sort it. Most people on xda brick their phones most weeks!
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

well i reflashed the 2.3.3 leaked and its working for now, will try again tomorrow, getting a bit late.
Was wondering about whether I should try the JM1 instead of JPY. But, on the Sammyfirmware website they only had XW***JP1 which I understand is not for UK/Europe (mine is XX)?
But thanks everyone for your help so far, i may be back on in tears tomorrow

You can use any firmware - they were released with different codes in different regions but if you use a multi CsC like the one in the jpy ROM it doesn't matter because its the csc file that does the regional settings not the PDA file
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

Hmmm well showing on Samsungs FB page that the ginerbread update has been pulled (by Google)
Guess i'm sticking with the leaked version for now

Sorry to muscle in on this thread but I'm trying to go back from GB 2.3.3 to Froyo 2.2.1. I've flashed JPY with Odin, used repartition, 512 pit and registry patch 1.82 to XEU, phone works fine. Well, Kies then recognises that there is a new firmware (JPY as it happens) and starts the upgrade process, I then get an error message saying that this version can't be updated
Any ideas??
MTIA

maybe you will find some info in this post.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044534

Anybody tell me what is lagfix and why it is used for?
and why different kernels are used
Galaxy S XWJVB

richard2311 said:
maybe you will find some info in this post.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044534
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We now have two threads on the same subject but as this was started first I'll continue with this one.
Thanks for the suggestion, I flashed JPU but unable to connect to Kies so flashed the 1 file JPY but still got the same error message with Kies. Maybe I'll try reinstalling Kies and see what happens.

OK, I've reinstalled Kies, changed the product code in the phone with *#272*IMEI# to XEU and now Kies tells me that I have the latest firmware - great bring on the official version of GB.

can anyone give me a link of jpy firmware with bootloader?
the ones from samfirmare.com are WITHOUT bootloader...

Okay, seems that Samsung have finally released Gingerbread.....again. So am gonna make another attempt at downgrading to Froyo so I can get the official Gingerbread update.
However, because of the issues I had with my last attempt, I would like to make sure I am doing it correct.
Current Phone Software
Model: GT-I9000
Firmware Ver: 2.3.3
Baseband Ver: I9000XXJVK
Kernal Ver: 2.3.35.7-I9000XXJVK-CL75655 [email protected] #2
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.XXJVK
I believe the version I installed included the bootloader
The phone was purchased in the UK on T-Mobile but supplied through Carphone Warehouse
Steps:
Downloaded: I9000XXJPY (single file) & 512.pit from Samfirmware (does this contain bootloader? If not, will it cause an issue in updating on Kies?)
Remove sim & memory card
Start phone in Download mode
Plug in USB
Open Odin v1.3
Select .tar file as PDA
Select 512.pit file
Re-Partition - Not Ticked
Auto Reboot & F.Reset Time - Ticked
Click Start
Wait for installation to complete and phone to restart
Hopefully i've provided all the info required, but if not, please post or PM me. If anyone could please check my steps above and let me know if i'm doing this correct or not before I go ahead.
Much appreciated

hi there,
as i know, to run a 2.3.3 rom on SGS , we need to flash a new bootloader right?
but what if i wanna roll back to 2.2.1? do i need to do somthing to re-install a bootloader for 2.2.1?
cuz in most tutor of installing a 2.2.1 rom did mention DO NOT touch the "Phone Bootloader Update" option of odin3
thanks.

I have found a method to downgrade successfully and created a new post with the step by step guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1100906
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk

[Q] Cant update to Nexus one Android 2.3.4

Hey guys,
I bought a Nexus one few weeks ago.
When I switch on it and connected to my wifi, it automatically updated to Gingerbread 2.3.3
But still i cant update it to 2.3.4
I went to settings>about phone> system updates but update is not available.
I tried manually updating using the zip file downloaded from google, but it says file verification error.
I also tried forced checking using *#*#checkin#*#* but no luck
As I heard 2.3.4 update was released on May.
So How can I update to 2.3.4?
Phone's Android build number is 3.02.1010.4 CL492.8

ashenr said:
Hey guys,
I bought a Nexus one few weeks ago.
When I switch on it and connected to my wifi, it automatically updated to Gingerbread 2.3.3
But still i cant update it to 2.3.4
I went to settings>about phone> system updates but update is not available.
I tried manually updating using the zip file downloaded from google, but it says file verification error.
I also tried forced checking using *#*#checkin#*#* but no luck
As I heard 2.3.4 update was released on May.
So How can I update to 2.3.4?
Phone's Android build number is 3.02.1010.4 CL492.8
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CAn manually download it from the WiKi page....http://www.mediafire.com/n1passion

ctfrommn said:
CAn manually download it from the WiKi page....
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Thank you for the reply.
How can I find the relevant update for my phone?
Please help since I'm new to this.

ashenr said:
[snip]
Phone's Android build number is 3.02.1010.4 CL492.8
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That is not a stock Android build number. Is it a Vodafone or Videotron device? If so, you will not be able to get (OTA or manual install) the latest version until your carrier releases it. If you want the latest releases, you need to flash a stock ROM...

Did you root it and change any system files? If so, then you will not get future OTA updates. The file verification error sounds like you did change or delete some system files. If you did the update will fail. To install an OTA update (even from sd card) the phone must be stock with no changes to any files that came with the stock rom.

jboxer said:
Did you root it and change any system files? If so, then you will not get future OTA updates. The file verification error sounds like you did change or delete some system files. If you did the update will fail. To install an OTA update (even from sd card) the phone must be stock with no changes to any files that came with the stock rom.
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Rooting has NO impact on being able to receive or install OTA updates...

efrant said:
That is not a stock Android build number. Is it a Vodafone or Videotron device? If so, you will not be able to get (OTA or manual install) the latest version until your carrier releases it. If you want the latest releases, you need to flash a stock ROM...
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No It's not from Vodafone or other carrier. I bought it from Korea through ebay. It says it's an unlocked phone.
Here is a screenshot of the "About phone" screen.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

jboxer said:
Did you root it and change any system files? If so, then you will not get future OTA updates. The file verification error sounds like you did change or delete some system files. If you did the update will fail. To install an OTA update (even from sd card) the phone must be stock with no changes to any files that came with the stock rom.
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No I didnt root it or didnt change any system file.

ashenr said:
No It's not from Vodafone or other carrier. I bought it from Korea through ebay. It says it's an unlocked phone.
Here is a screenshot of the "About phone" screen.
[snip]
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That is not a stock Android ROM. It looks like there is some sort of Sense ROM running on it.
A stock build should look something like the attachment.

efrant said:
That is not a stock Android ROM. It looks like there is some sort of Sense ROM running on it.
A stock build should look something like the attachment.
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Thanks for the reply.
Phone doesnt have any sence UI. But as you said it may have a carrier specific ROM.
So is that mean I need to flash a new stock ROM?

ashenr said:
Thanks for the reply.
Phone doesnt have any sence UI. But as you said it may have a carrier specific ROM.
So is that mean I need to flash a new stock ROM?
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If you want to get stock 2.3.4 then, yes, you need to flash a stock ROM. You will lose all your data, so make sure you back up as much as you can. The easiest way to flash a completely stock ROM is to download the zip file from this post, rename it to PASSIMG.zip, and place it in the root of your sdcard. Then boot into the bootloader, and it will recognize the file. After verifying it, it will ask if you want to flash it. Or you could unlock your bootloader, and flash all the images in the zip file using fastboot on your computer.

efrant said:
If you want to get stock 2.3.4 then, yes, you need to flash a stock ROM. You will lose all your data, so make sure you back up as much as you can. The easiest way to flash a completely stock ROM is to download the zip file from this post, rename it to PASSIMG.zip, and place it in the root of your sdcard. Then boot into the bootloader, and it will recognize the file. After verifying it, it will ask if you want to flash it. Or you could unlock your bootloader, and flash all the images in the zip file using fastboot on your computer.
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I'll try the first method you said.
Thanks a lot for your help!

Finally I did it guys!
First I downloaded FRG83 and tried flashing but it didnt work.
It said "CID incorrect"
Then I tried flashing with FRG33 it also didnt work.
Then I tried downloading images form HTC. Didnt work either
Then I found out that issue is with the memory card.
I turned my other memory card into a gold card and tried flashing with FRG83.
Voila! I worked!
Then I updated to 2.3.4
Thank you very much for the help guys!!

ashenr said:
Finally I did it guys!
First I downloaded FRG83 and tried flashing but it didnt work.
It said "CID incorrect"
Then I tried flashing with FRG33 it also didnt work.
Then I tried downloading images form HTC. Didnt work either
Then I found out that issue is with the memory card.
I turned my other memory card into a gold card and tried flashing with FRG83.
Voila! I worked!
Then I updated to 2.3.4
Thank you very much for the help guys!!
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Since you didn't use the link I posted for you, you are not upgraded to the latest radio that came with the latest Gingerbread ROM. (Compare your baseband version with mine.) You can flash it manually if you want (assuming you either have root or an unlocked bootloader).

efrant said:
Since you didn't use the link I posted for you, you are not upgraded to the latest radio that came with the latest Gingerbread ROM. (Compare your baseband version with mine.) You can flash it manually if you want (assuming you either have root or an unlocked bootloader).
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I was not sure whether it is compatible with my phone because it's has a SLCD.
Later I found that the ROM you gave me, is a newer one.
I havent rooted the phone yet.
I feel lack of wifi signal after flashing. Now I think it's because of this baseband version.[not sure]
Actually I haven't noticed the baseband version until you tell it.
Is there any other significant different that you feel between these two baseband versions?
Still I havent planned to root because it'll void the warranty.
Then I'll flash again with the ROM you gave.

ashenr said:
I was not sure whether it is compatible with my phone because it's has a SLCD.
Later I found that the ROM you gave me, is a newer one.
I havent rooted the phone yet.
I feel lack of wifi signal after flashing. Now I think it's because of this baseband version.[not sure]
Actually I haven't noticed the baseband version until you tell it.
Is there any other significant different that you feel between these two baseband versions?
Still I havent planned to root because it'll void the warranty.
Then I'll flash again with the ROM you gave.
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Rooting your device does not void the warranty, as it is easily undoable, with no trace. (Note, however, that you cannot root 2.3.4 with a locked bootloader, so you will need to downgrade to an older version, root, then update using OTA, but being careful not to lose root. There are many guides on how to do this.)
Unlocking the bootloader technically does void the warranty, however, it has been reported numerous times in these forums that HTC still honours the warranty even if the bootloader is unlocked.
The difference in the radio affects each user differently, as there are too many variable to compare.

[Q] Galaxy Note from China (GT-I9228G), change to western ROM?

Hello all,
During my travels in China, I picked up a GT-I9228G galaxy note.
Back in the UK now, and hoping I could change the rom to the english varient of GT-N7000? I am assuming GT-I9228G and GT-N7000 is the same device, just different regional roms(?).
The boot screen is chinese. It has chinese apps on it which I cant remove and no app store amongst other things. Ideally, would like to make the phone all english. Is this possible?
Just a bit of background on me:
I used to own a HTC PDA which I swap roms from developers here and very familair with jail breaking on apple products. Andriod however is new to me. I am a quick learner, so any pointers would be great please guys/gals.

mrharrod said:
Hello all,
During my travels in China, I picked up a GT-I9228G galaxy note.
Back in the UK now, and hoping I could change the rom to the english varient of GT-N7000? I am assuming GT-I9228G and GT-N7000 is the same device, just different regional roms(?).
The boot screen is chinese. It has chinese apps on it which I cant remove and no app store amongst other things. Ideally, would like to make the phone all english. Is this possible?
Just a bit of background on me:
I used to own a HTC PDA which I swap roms from developers here and very familair with jail breaking on apple products. Andriod however is new to me. I am a quick learner, so any pointers would be great please guys/gals.
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I guess you could... Lots of other people bought their galaxy note from Hong Kong and also from china and they all changed their ROM for a same reason of yours.

Does not the 9220 using a snapdragons and not exynos? I not sure but I thing I have read it somewhere so carefully before flashing.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk

So, potentially I could just change to the one below?
N7000XXKKA ## 2.3.6 2011 November N7000CPWKK3 United Kingdom (Carphone Warehouse) Download

The box says 1.4 + <insert chinese characters here>
From wiki -A dual-core 1.4Ghz Exynos processor or a 1.5 Ghz Snapdragon S3 processor (AT&T, SK Telecom, KT, LG U+)
So my guess is Exynos. Anyway to double check?

ok, so I have downloaded the above rom and Odin3 v1.83 from sammobile.
I have opened Odin3 and specified the PIT file (Q1_20110914_16GB)
I have also ticket re-partition, auto reboot and F.reset timer.
I have loaded the rom under PDA (N7000XXKKA_N7000CPWKK3_N7000XXKK5_HOME.tar), everything else is unticked.
I have the phone in download mode ready.
I just need to know if the above is ok or am I missing anything before I click START and brick my phone?
Thanks,
Chris.

well I tried anyway.
That didnt work.
Now the phone says "software update fail"
I can still get into download mode, buts thats about it.
tried with and without the PIT file.
Anyone know what I should do now please?

I'd say you'll have to find a rom for that model
maybe http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=GT-I9220&r=2#regiona

You might have bricked your phone by checking repartition in odin. You should not have. Now you probably need to find a pit file for your model.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk

mrharrod said:
well I tried anyway.
That didnt work.
Now the phone says "software update fail"
I can still get into download mode, buts thats about it.
tried with and without the PIT file.
Anyone know what I should do now please?
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If you could enter download mode then try these steps
1. Open Odin and flash Pit file only and Re-partition ticked. (do not attach any ROM)
2. After this again flash ROM without pit file and re-partition un-ticked
This should work.

ranjan.alva said:
If you could enter download mode then try these steps
1. Open Odin and flash Pit file only and Re-partition ticked. (do not attach any ROM)
2. After this again flash ROM without pit file and re-partition un-ticked
This should work.
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Thanks,
The first part seemed to work ok, so then went onto flashing again without the PIT file. Failed
Back to square one (software update fail message).
Going to try the original ROM, but takes about 6 hours to download from china!.
Ideally, really dont want to use the original ROM though! I'm guessing the original ROM isnt going to work now anyway since ODIN3 has re-partitioned the device(?).

victorlht88 said:
god, you can't flash n7000 roms on the china note, you will surely brick your phone and good luck.
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You're wrong. Several have tried and it's working perfectly with n7000 roms on i9220 phones.
Sent from my superior GT-N7000 using Tapatalk

I am also doing this on a macbook via Boot camp (windows partion). Maybe it has a problem with that. Will try it on a normal PC too.
Any other suggestions before I head home from work and play later?

Oh, I forgot to mention. I read somewhere (forgot where) that I should root the device prior to changing the ROM. Is that true? If so, I dont think thats something I can do in current state

mrharrod said:
Thanks,
The first part seemed to work ok, so then went onto flashing again without the PIT file. Failed
Back to square one (software update fail message).
Going to try the original ROM, but takes about 6 hours to download from china!.
Ideally, really dont want to use the original ROM though! I'm guessing the original ROM isnt going to work now anyway since ODIN3 has re-partitioned the device(?).
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you can try flashing kernel with CWM in PC Odin, then flash any Custom ROM using CWM Recovery.

ranjan.alva said:
you can try flashing kernel with CWM in PC Odin, then flash any Custom ROM using CWM Recovery.
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CWM is clockworkmod right? Dont I need a rooted phone in order to install it?
Or do I follow something like this? http://whatareandroidphones.net/root-samsung-galaxy-note.html

Yes... CWM recovery doesn't need root.

hello,
Didnt have the time to work out CWM, but was given a link to another rom which had three files for ODIN3 (http://hotfile.com/dl/149302861/1896440/N7000XXLA6_N7000XEULA1_XEU.rar.html).
So, loaded the above and the phone is back in action on a N7000 rom. Wohoo. Just glad it's working again more then anything else lol!
This rom is prerooted apparently too. know idea what I should be able to do now. What does one usually do when they have a rooted device?

mrharrod said:
hello,
Didnt have the time to work out CWM, but was given a link to another rom which had three files for ODIN3 (http://hotfile.com/dl/149302861/1896440/N7000XXLA6_N7000XEULA1_XEU.rar.html).
So, loaded the above and the phone is back in action on a N7000 rom. Wohoo. Just glad it's working again more then anything else lol!
This rom is prerooted apparently too. know idea what I should be able to do now. What does one usually do when they have a rooted device?
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Thread accidentaly revived :S

[Q] Easiest way to get on to this german ICS today

Hi,
I hope you can help, I have trawled the threads and just have a few scattered pieces of the puzzle.
Can somebody please walk me through this... I have a stock XEF note fully updated and would like to put the german DBT one on there.
I am not worried about backing apps and settings up or perm root and would like to retain the ability to get upgrades by kies or device software update, is this possible?
Would the easiest way be to root and change the code in the file to DBT and use kies, DBT does not seem to be an option with the *#272*IMEA#?
If I need to root to do this, whats the easiest way to do it, market app?
Thanks for your time.
Cheers
Richard

i want the same answers please help

I you dont care about root use PC odin to flash or if you need root mobile odin should do the job.thn to get cwm flash cf-root kernel

Stock instruction - No root
Here's my instructions for complete noobs (including myself). I hope it's helpful to some people.
Warning: I read from one of the members that if you have a custom ICS (beta), this will brick your phone. I don't know whether this is true or not, but it worked fine for my Checkrom v6 Gingerbread device.
0. Download and install Samsung Kies. (to get the USB drivers)
1. Download the ROM file from here using software such as utorrent:
or from directly from here.
Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
2. Once the zip file is downloaded, extract the file inside. You'll have a file named something like xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.tar.md5.
3. Download Pc Odin
Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
Extract it to a folder somewhere. This software will be used to push the ROM image file to the phone. Since the ROM image is stock, it won't increase the sneaky custom firmware counter.
4. Power off your Note.
5. Hold Volume down & Home & press Power button. Then when you see the Samsung logo, let go of the Power button. Your phone will boot into Odin/download mode. Press Volume up when asked to. Now you are in download mode.
6. Connect your phone with usb cable to your computer.
7. On your computer, run PC Odin. Then click on PDA, and select the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.tar.md5 file that you downloaded.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Don't touch anything other than the red boxes. Then click start. (In this picture I don't have the phone connected, but when your phone is connected, the box under ID:COM will be yellow with port number in it.)
Downloading should take about 10 minutes.
8. Once done, you'll see your Note booting up into ICS. You can do a factory reset if you want, just to make sure it's nice and clean.

followed ur method to unbrick myself out of it, i guess enough said

hp79 said:
Here's my instructions for complete noobs. I hope it's helpful to some people.
0. Download and install Samsung Kies. (to get the USB drivers)
1. Download the ROM file from here using software such as utorrent:
or from directly from here.
Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
2. Once the zip file is downloaded, extract the file inside. You'll have a file named something like xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.tar.md5.
3. Download Pc Odin
Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
Extract it to a folder somewhere. This software will be used to push the ROM image file to the phone. Since the ROM image is stock, it won't increase the sneaky custom firmware counter.
4. Power off your Note.
5. Hold Volume down & Home & press Power button. Then when you see the Samsung logo, let go of the Power button. Your phone will boot into Odin/download mode. Press Volume up when asked to. Now you are in download mode.
6. Connect your phone with usb cable to your computer.
7. On your computer, run PC Odin. Then click on PDA, and select the XXXXXXXXtar.md5 file that you downloaded.
Don't touch anything other than the red boxes. Then click start. (In this picture I don't have the phone connected, but when your phone is connected, the box under ID:COM will be yellow with port number in it.) Downloading should take about 10 minutes.
8. Once done, you'll see your Note booting up into ICS. You can do a factory reset if you want, just to make sure it's nice and clean.
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YOU ARE AMAZING that was so clear i will give it a try just one more qus i was readin and readin about franco kernal should i flash it first then flash the stock room or flash the kernal later because i wanna root my galaxy note on the offical ics and have a good kernal speedy one thank you are the best

dannycanrock said:
YOU ARE AMAZING that was so clear i will give it a try just one more qus i was readin and readin about franco kernal should i flash it first then flash the stock room or flash the kernal later because i wanna root my galaxy note on the offical ics and have a good kernal speedy one thank you are the best
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Glad that it's working. By the way, this instruction I posted up there will overwrite the kernel too because stock image file contains everything. Other people are using Mobile Odin Pro, but I don't want to buy that software as I don't think I'll be using it many times. I'm going to wait for rooting mine. For now, stock setting without root works fine for me.

Thank you so much hp79 for the guide and providing the links, this worked perfectly!!

flashing DBT outside Germany
Pardon the absolute noobness, but I wanted to make sure that by flashing the DBT file, I won't suffer in the long run.
will be there any adverse effect of flashing a firmware designed for a german carrier or the german country? Will my Note start looking for wrong frequencies?
Would I need to do a second flashing or load a new CSC file (whatever that is) after I'm done?

Wow! This actually worked! I had a XEF-phone, and this walkthrough installed ICS with no problem at all. It didn't even wipe the phone!
I've seen several walkthroughs, but not this clear and straight forward.
Will tweet this thread. Thanks so much!

Wow, this sounds great! But how do I do this with a mac? Does is work with heimdall?

@hp79, That is a wonderful guide. thumbs up for this. I saw this guide after I flashed ICS but used the same procedure you have posted.
If you don't mind can you answer one question of mine as best as you can.
If I want to revert back to my GB do I follow the same procedure that got me to ICS.
I ask this because when I go to http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/ and click "checker" and I enter my phone model and my phone is the Hong Kong one so I select TGY. But I didn't write down the PDA, CSC and modem codes when I had GB. So now I have forgotten them.
So in order to get back to the GB I originally had is the TGY (Hong Kong) sufficient enough for me to manually look for the GB in the list under Asia and get the GB 2.3.6 I originally had?
Would this take me back to the GB I had before I flashed ICS (Germany)
I hope I have written this clear.
reason I ask this is because just in case something goes wrong or I decide that ICS is not good for me right now I want to be able to go back and without me noting down the PDA, CSC and modem codes of my GB I cant download the correct ROM. All these questions I ask is to make sure when later I update through kies it wont stuff up.
Thanks for any answers.

Hobbes2099 said:
...will be there any adverse effect of flashing a firmware designed for a german carrier or the german country? Will my Note start looking for wrong frequencies?
Would I need to do a second flashing or load a new CSC file (whatever that is) after I'm done?
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Maybe someone with more knowledge can answer you question, but I think the frequency for GSM cellular band is standard for everywhere, and the phone should support all frequency it can make use of. I know for sure that there are differences in wifi channel support depending on country and regulation, so there could be missing wifi channels in 2.4GHz and 5GHz band. I'm in U.S, and my original Gingerbread firmware was UBKK with Spanish language when I turned my phone on for the first time.
NutZInTheHead said:
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If I want to revert back to my GB do I follow the same procedure that got me to ICS.
I ask this because when I go to http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/ and click "checker" and I enter my phone model and my phone is the Hong Kong one so I select TGY. But I didn't write down the PDA, CSC and modem codes when I had GB. So now I have forgotten them.
So in order to get back to the GB I originally had is the TGY (Hong Kong) sufficient enough for me to manually look for the GB in the list under Asia and get the GB 2.3.6 I originally had?
Would this take me back to the GB I had before I flashed ICS (Germany)
I hope I have written this clear.
reason I ask this is because just in case something goes wrong or I decide that ICS is not good for me right now I want to be able to go back and without me noting down the PDA, CSC and modem codes of my GB I cant download the correct ROM. All these questions I ask is to make sure when later I update through kies it wont stuff up.
Thanks for any answers.
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I flashed between 5 different kind of region of stock Gingerbread ROMs using PC Odin on my Note, starting from UBKK1. I also tried some custom Kernels in ClockworkMod, but I never changed modem codes or anything like that. So you might know more than I do. When I used stock ROMs, they all worked right after flashing, but sometimes there were missing apps (or even additional apps) and I just needed to do a factory reset, and then I would get everything to default out of the box condition.
Since I never tried going back myself, I can't say for sure, but I think it'll take us back to Gingerbread using PC Odin and stock ROMs.
It's not bug free, but I really like how ICS is. Bugs I encountered so far - in Amazon appstore, I couldn't click the "install" after downloading was finished. I had to reboot, then I was able to click on that. Another bug, I paired a bluetooth keyboard, but wasn't able to type with it. After reboot and re-pairing it's working perfect. Another bug, using Torque, when there is no BT device, it kind of stalled the whole app and screen went gray. But these could be bugs from the software and not the OS. Everything else is much smoother now. Unlocking screen has much less lag. Remember the lag and choppiness in Gingerbread's unlock screen? It's much better now. Stylus support is much better too. You can display a small dot for your stylus on the screen, just like tablet PC now. So you have better precision. Sad thing is that Papyrus is only for Gingerbread. (Papyrus is like mini version of OneNote to me as I use Onenote on Tablet PC.)
I do miss having root though. Can't install Adblock, can't get rid of the camera shutter sound, but still I would never go back to Gingerbread.

I just connected my phone to Kies on PC and it says "your device does not support software upgrading via kies."
So my previous post, if anyone can answer that I would appreciate it.
Cheers.
Sorry I was typing when you posted above.
In that case I will wait until ICS officially comes to my area and then I will start putting stock GB ROMS on my device to see if Kies recognizes it as official and then I will upgrade to ICS via Kies.
Cheers.

terjeofnorway said:
Wow! This actually worked! I had a XEF-phone, and this walkthrough installed ICS with no problem at all. It didn't even wipe the phone!
I've seen several walkthroughs, but not this clear and straight forward.
Will tweet this thread. Thanks so much!
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I think it is highly recommended to do a full wipe including emmc dalvic cache since you are installing a totally different system..
it's just an FYI....

wtf I downloaded this http://www.hotfile.com/dl/144991274/0a35087/N7000ZSLA2_N7000OZSLA2_TGY.zip.html from SamMobile official and the archive is password protected.
Anyone know where I can get the password?
no worries I found it.

This is a decent thread noobs...if you are a total virgin relax flashing a ROM isnt as scary as you think...its so much easier and fool proof than it was just a year ago let alone a few years ago
If you are worried about the binary counter or want 2 avoid custom roms all together follow the simple instructions. You can find the original instructions by Dr. Katen in his basic Stock Roms thread found in the Android Develooment section.
IF you have a stock ginergbread rom and you follow these instructions, you will have a stock ICS wo any effect to binary counter or problems whatsoever.
You could then easily root the device with the EZ CWR method found in other threads however there is rumor that CWR is causing corrupting a few sectors of the internal NAND flash memory....one confirmed brick so far....so you may want to hold off on that until a "safe kernal" is developed for rooting or the issue w CWR wiping and LPY is figured out.
im running stock ICS wo any issues whatsoever so far...has some lag backed up did a fsctory deset running very smoothly. Am now waiting for Cyan to drop a new ROM based off LPY or for the chefs 2 put something new together off LPY after the rooting issue is worked out.
Happy flashing
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA

TopOfNewYork said:
This is a decent thread noobs...if you are a total virgin relax flashing a ROM isnt as scary as you think...its so much easier and fool proof than it was just a year ago let alone a few years ago
If you are worried about the binary counter or want 2 avoid custom roms all together follow the simple instructions. You can find the original instructions by Dr. Katen in his basic Stock Roms thread found in the Android Develooment section.
IF you have a stock ginergbread rom and you follow these instructions, you will have a stock ICS wo any effect to binary counter or problems whatsoever.
You could then easily root the device with the EZ CWR method found in other threads however there is rumor that CWR is causing corrupting a few sectors of the internal NAND flash memory....one confirmed brick so far....so you may want to hold off on that until a "safe kernal" is developed for rooting or the issue w CWR wiping and LPY is figured out.
im running stock ICS wo any issues whatsoever so far...has some lag backed up did a fsctory deset running very smoothly. Am now waiting for Cyan to drop a new ROM based off LPY or for the chefs 2 put something new together off LPY after the rooting issue is worked out.
Happy flashing
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA
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Will this work on a galaxy note bought in Dubai UAE? Baseband version N7000XXLA4... Kernel version 2.6.35.7-n7000JPLA1-CL895432 [email protected]#2...build number GINGERBREAD.JPLA1....thanks

Easiest way to get on to this german ICS today
thanks dannycanrock! worked perfectly.

Thanks very much
Only problem is no snote?

Cant Downgrade to 4.1.1 from 4.4.4. on i9305

i9305 Imei shows null/null after flashing I9305XXUFNL1_DBTFNL1 which was a stock rom
Also no signal as you would guess
Now I cant even downgrade to any roms apart from 4.4.4.
Phoen is rooted and tried 4.1.1. I9305XXALI5_I9305EVRALI5_I9305BVALI5 through Odin and Mobile ODIN
On Mobile odin phone looks like its working then stays on the SAMSUNG Logo for ages and nothing, just stays there
I have a Back up of an efs which I done through Rom Manager but not sure if its corrupted or how to restore it
If someone coud give me a walkthrough :highfive:

EwOkie said:
i9305 Imei shows null/null after flashing I9305XXUFNL1_DBTFNL1 which was a stock rom
Also no signal as you would guess
Now I cant even downgrade to any roms apart from 4.4.4.
Phoen is rooted and tried 4.1.1. I9305XXALI5_I9305EVRALI5_I9305BVALI5 through Odin and Mobile ODIN
On Mobile odin phone looks like its working then stays on the SAMSUNG Logo for ages and nothing, just stays there
I have a Back up of an efs which I done through Rom Manager but not sure if its corrupted or how to restore it
If someone coud give me a walkthrough :highfive:
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Hi,
About IMEI null/null with 4.4.4 firmware, you should search in this Q/A forum, there a lot of threads asking for this issue. Maybe you should get an answer yourself
However, you should try again to do a clean flash of latest official 4.4.4 firmware with ODIN v3.09 by following this GUIDE HERE from @MaHo_66.
AFAIK, it's impossible to downgrade from 4.4.4 because of KNOX bootloader. It has been said many times in this Q/A forum. Maybe it exists somewhere a tricky trick to do it but I'm not aware of this.

FLooDW said:
Hi,
About IMEI null/null with 4.4.4 firmware, you should search in this Q/A forum, there a lot of threads asking for this issue. Maybe you should get an answer yourself
However, you should try again to do a clean flash of latest official 4.4.4 firmware with ODIN v3.09 by following this GUIDE HERE from @MaHo_66.
AFAIK, it's impossible to downgrade from 4.4.4 because of KNOX bootloader. It has been said many times in this Q/A forum. Maybe it exists somewhere a tricky trick to do it but I'm not aware of this.
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In Addition to @FLooDW 's answer:
Try to use Philz 6.48.4 or 6.59.0 as your recovery rather then TWRP or the old CWM (6.0.4.7), especially DON'T use the latest TWRP from their official website, its a broken build and its known to mess up the partitions! That could be your problem if you have done that before...
Any recovery you want to use, download from my RECOVERY/GUIDE thread that FLooDW linked to you, use those they work fine.
PS. before flashing official firmware with ODIN, make sure you have a custom recovery installed, then boot into recovery, wipe system/data/cache/dalvik-cache/internalSD/boot/modem etc. this is to ensure when you have flashed the firmware, there is nothing left from the previous firmware that was installed.
Note: when explaining your issue, try to do that by providing as much as possible info about your actions before and after the problem occured, that way anyone who wants to help can help you the best way possible.

MaHo_66 said:
In Addition to @FLooDW 's answer:
Try to use Philz 6.48.4 or 6.59.0 as your recovery rather then TWRP or the old CWM (6.0.4.7), especially DON'T use the latest TWRP from their official website, its a broken build and its known to mess up the partitions! That could be your problem if you have done that before...
Any recovery you want to use, download from my RECOVERY/GUIDE thread that FLooDW linked to you, use those they work fine.
PS. before flashing official firmware with ODIN, make sure you have a custom recovery installed, then boot into recovery, wipe system/data/cache/dalvik-cache/internalSD/boot/modem etc. this is to ensure when you have flashed the firmware, there is nothing left from the previous firmware that was installed.
Note: when explaining your issue, try to do that by providing as much as possible info about your actions before and after the problem occured, that way anyone who wants to help can help you the best way possible.
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Really helpful addition !

Trying what you guys have mentioned just now, let you know as soon as :good:
What 4.4.4. om do you suggest?
Also the efs I backed up (not sure if its working or not as it was with Rom Manager)
How do I restore, can it be done with root explorer?
Tried the [ROM][i9305][18.10.15]>>>4.4.4<<<[KK][STOCK][TW][STABLE][+AROMA] S5 Elite Lite v4.0
which I posted a few days ago, left a post with no reply and thats when I started getting the null/null

PSN_AGNi_pureSTOCK-v5.9.5-4.4.x_I9305_AROMA
Currently trying this rom.. watching the installation set up and says so far that set_perm: some changes failed
used philz_touch_6.59.0-i9305
Rebooting and stays on Samsung Galaxy boot screen ??

EwOkie said:
PSN_AGNi_pureSTOCK-v5.9.5-4.4.x_I9305_AROMA
Currently trying this rom.. watching the installation set up and says so far that set_perm: some changes failed
used philz_touch_6.59.0-i9305
Rebooting and stays on Samsung Galaxy boot screen ??
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AGNi is not a ROM, this is a kernel. Did you flash AGNi kernel over official Samsung firmware ?
As MaHo_66 said, you have to explain more what you have done and what you need if you want us to help you.

Steps :
reflashed a Stock Rom then Rooted it then added Philz Recovery
Then Tried this rom : I9305XXUFNL1_O2UFOB1_4.4.4_KK.zip
Currently trying various modems to see what this gives me
Failing this will need to try QPTS or EFS Professional again.
* I know how to flash and root roms if you look at my signature along with kernels I am basically telling you what I have tried to get
this null/null away as I think its a baseband/modem issue somewhere as I have read various posts and some people agree.
Cant even do the *#197328640# or *#*#197328640#*#* to get into certain modes
Thinking it maybe the sim card slot now .......... I am losing my mind now!

EwOkie said:
Steps :
reflashed a Stock Rom then Rooted it then added Philz Recovery
Then Tried this rom : I9305XXUFNL1_O2UFOB1_4.4.4_KK.zip
Currently trying various modems to see what this gives me
Failing this will need to try QPTS or EFS Professional again.
* I know how to flash and root roms if you look at my signature along with kernels I am basically telling you what I have tried to get
this null/null away as I think its a baseband/modem issue somewhere as I have read various posts and some people agree.
Cant even do the *#197328640# or *#*#197328640#*#* to get into certain modes
Thinking it maybe the sim card slot now .......... I am losing my mind now!
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There are few other possible solutions you could try:
- try this, it shows you how to get in service mode and the restoring of the golden efs backup, that should be present if its good.
If above doesnt work, then try the one below.
- have you tried to flash the param_bin file? if not try that with ODIN, it might work.. file attached.
Let us know how it goes.

H yes tied that file and didnt work
will the imei work from another phone or efs?
isnt that link just gps?