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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Entropy512:
Then how does restoring an ext4 backup on an "native RFS" device convert the partition to ext4? This is not possible without a reformat.

Also, what you say conflicts with the source code - Using the rm -rf approach is only set if the partition table has that partition flagged as "auto" or specific checks for tablets (which put /sdcard as a link to /data/media) are met. Otherwise, a full format is performed.

Or do you mark /data and /system as "auto" in your fstab? (I can't check from my current location)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] RacerII:
Ok , that was scary!

i wiped twice , using cwm on lpy :eek:

Im back on GB for now.

I did not know who to believe , or which guide to follow since noone really seems to know what method is safe:

-Odin

-Heimdall

-Mobile odin (pro)

I could not find a report of a brick (yet) using mobile odin pro.

So i took the plunge and used mobile odin pro to flash a stock GB rom with a rooted cf kernel.

Note , im not a newbie in flashing/upgrading mobile devices.

Been flashing roms , bootloaders and customising since Winmo 5 days.

But this time i really did not know what to do.

Guess i was lucky this time , and it might not work for you!

Good luck to all , and hope samsung will fix this nasty bug soon.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] zviki:
One question. When I applying "I'm not rooted yet" .bat file from PC in what state must be the phone? In download mode or fully booted? I don't remember this anymore. :o
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] chasmodo:
Fully booted.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Robotu:
Nobody with experience and pproper knowledge, do not want to make a comment for the first link. Mybe there is a hope, because in theory sounds logic, but i would like to here a profy opinion, and i am sure that is not just me, but every other guy wich hard brocked its GN. I am one of those whose GN is still half alive, i have CWM, DM, even can flash any kernel and any CWM available, but still boot loop....

So please, what do you think, this guy from the first post linked by me here, could be right or it does not know what he is saying?

A way to resize or (recreate) (damage) partition

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26165414&postcount=240

Problem solved

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26192658&postcount=241
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] xaoc747:
Another assumption is that last kernel is so heavy for system, and for this reason some users get a "brick"!? maybe need it to make a little bit light!?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Chainfire:
To make a long story short, the source code you are viewing online is not the same version of the code I used to build these CWMs (yes, it's time for an upgrade), and I've always built custom versions of CWM because Koush has refused to properly support Samsung device until recently (and IMHO its still not "properly").
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] andromeda1968:
chain sorry....for the update triangle away ICS for the Note???

it's hard and complicate to update this apk for Note ICS ??

thanks ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Chainfire:
I have said 10 days. Have 10 days passed yet? I don't think so.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] andromeda1968:
hahaah

thanks Chain ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] xaoc747:
Chainfire, please root kernel for Taiwan Rom!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] veasna.kelly:
It's arriving now in this forum.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] edem84:
Yes, wait and see, cautiously
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] PETKING:
chanfire CF-LPF please thanks for you work
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] xaoc747:
New kernel from GT-N7000-MULTI-CSC-OZSLPF.tar.md5

ZCLPF_kernel_orig
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Entropy512:
Ah. I always build from the Cyanogenmod source trees... And honestly, Koush seems to be getting less and less involved there. I've had multiple people weigh in on one of my gerrit submissions ( http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#/c/15642/ ) but he's been dead silent.

Koush's "official" CWM builds are apparently still duds on the I777, while we've had working CWM kernels for that device for ages (leading to "DO NOT USE ROM MANAGER" being one of the top items listed in the FAQ...)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] dr.ketan:
N7000 ICS 4.0.3 ZSLPF

Install + Root + Flash SuperSU

Here

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26212001&postcount=2203

@Chainfire

Now just waiting for CF root Kernel

Thanx
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Chainfire:
ZS OZS LPF posted :)

Note that this one is untested - as I don't have my Note currently. I also do not know whether this kernel suffers from the flash bricking bug.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] wtwo2:
Now we can go on with cwm tests! Be carefull!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] xaoc747:
Wait your test!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] moshikko:
LPF rom

CF KERNEL

new bootloader

Full WIpe --> NO brick

Works great
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] wtwo2:
HaHa i didn't test it! I'am scared:rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] moshikko:
Look Above you Test went well :p
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] alexyuh:
Make a backup, then Full WIpe and restore back.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] wtwo2:
I think it is only save if you wipe nearly hundred times, flash hundred times and do nandroid backups hundred of times without any bigger problems but then it isnt 'safe'(on many devices)

But thanks for 'testing'
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] moshikko:
sure doing it right now

:D

fingers crossed
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Entropy512:
And even with affected kernels, some users may be able to do just that.

Meanwhile, others may brick on the first wipe.

Happened in the I777 forums - The guys who repacked UCLD3 with CWM flashed other stuff frequently, and 3-4 developers all tested it. No problems.

Then they released - within a day or two, there were 5-10 bricks.

Same thing over in the Epic 4G Touch community - ICS kernels are bricking devices right and left, but many people are able to flash multiple times safely without problems.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] moshikko:
no go

restore is not working
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] :
But your phone didn't got bricked in the process? Did you flash the bootloader also?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] alexyuh:
poorly!!!

But you venture!!:eek:

And once again?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] :
Well to prove the brick the process would have to made several times to prove that indeed it's there too!

So.. i'm waiting for someone with "cojones" to do it several times so we can be sure 200% that the bug is solved!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] moshikko:
restore is a non bricker

just annoying to flash all over again
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] copperdawgnc:
We wont know until the first brick
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Goldie:
Man your missing the point. You can report as many times as you like that you did this and that and no brick. You could do it 1000 times. Then someone else could do it once and ....pop. Please everyone stop all this "I wiped and it didn't brick so its all fine" stuff. Its pointless!

Sent from my GT-N7000
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] wtwo2:
on CF-Root LPF my Wi-Fi isn't working!

(Full new Rom with bootloader)

Edit: Optaining IP adress... then reconnect and the same again and again..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] moshikko:
in general you are right but what you are saying is lets stop flashing rom and kernels due to risks involved , it was always there that tiny risk of bricking your phone and it will always be there

i just stated a test that was done by me

also flashing a kernel is never safe no matter what device you have or where the kernel came from

my test just proved nothing in general matter but it also proved that the BrickBug might be gone - just the same as one brick won't scare you away from flahing.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] andreww88:
Maybe people aren't doing something right? I know there are variables, but not that much. These phones were made in mass production, they are all very very similar. I just can't understand how some are bricking and others have been doing fine all along.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] boogeyman:
works fine here. (Only CF-Kernel)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Goldie:
Your test proved absolutely nothing.

I'm not saying stop flashing roms and kernels I'm just saying maybe...just maybe people should pause a while until the real developers can confirm this mess is over.

All I hear at the moment is people with no clue saying "I restored a backup..the new bootloader fixed the bug!! Everybody, its safe to flash!". New users read this nonsense and flash, risking their device (that they have no clue how to save from even a regular flash fail). Only a few voices of reason amongst a barrage of ridiculous statements.

There is no great rush for ICS. People need to relax a little and stop spreading hearsay and ridiculous theories of how the issue could be solved. If it was that simple, the real devs would have sorted it already.

ICS is NOT the promised land. Your not gonna miss the boat. And its not gonna disappear in a puff of smoke never to be flashed again (although your expensive device might!) ;)

Apologies Chainfire for my kind of off topic post :)

Sent from my GT-N7000
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] chasmodo:
There must be tiny differences in components IMO, depending on when a particular batch of Notes was produced.

How else can one explain the SOD phenomenon, for instance? Some users are SODed to death, while others never experience a single one?

Or how come that someone gets a hard-brick on first wipe on a wonky kernel, and others can do a thousand and not be affected at all?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] copperdawgnc:
Agreed all Electronic components have tolerances so no two phones can be identical.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] bdastoor:
Can we just flash this kennel atop the LPY ROM using CWM? Or do we have to flash the LPF ROM as well? Since the LPF ROM contains a pit do we necessarily have to use PC Odin or is CWM an option?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] thehackersz:
CWM Manager freeze after granted a SuperUser, any idea?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Robotu:
Just because of people like you i bricked the phone, because of coq guys wich think that they are smarter and that this devices are predictible, and they are not nor predictible nor perfect, and that is because they are made by human, and mostly by human like you..........

Shortly, you are spreading a poison and you better stop doing this, cause someone else cold listen just to your words and ignore avery other words from recognized and respected devs and members..., and in the next second they will wok up with a dead device. You are the kind of guy wich got bored at home and he just want to drink a bear with a lot of talking about politics..., well for that there are cheep locals.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] andreww88:
You can not blame anyone. You have to make sure you read enough posts and threads before you make your OWN decision to flash something. Sure, some people should be careful what they say if they don't know much, but still, you are ultimately the only one responsible. You take the chance.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] pezx44:
Same issue here.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Robotu:
I never blame nobody for may decisions, and never ever do that, i am the one wich pushed the button, but also when something is clearly unsafe i do not encourage people to do like i did, and i rather shut my mouth till everythink would be understood, and this could never happened if samsung would not be involved willingly.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] copperdawgnc:
Correct you should not say "tested all ok" because we wont know until the bricks stop happening so maybe its ironic that people are disregarding the warnings and flashing unsafe kernels are actually keeping us safe.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] thering1975:
Tested cf on my lpf rom wifi all ok never tried on stock, restore to gb took 3 attempts but restored ok in the end
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Robotu:
Agree, and i even think that here should be some people with inuff "power" to stop or warn the guys wich are encouraging the bricking all over. This is something wrong amoung xda to allow and this is not developing anymore..., i do not have inuff english with me but something clearly is wrong without a right conduct controlled by someone wich can be objectiv, and can warn or ban...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] copperdawgnc:
Problem is some people know the risk and are prepared to take it and that's what development is all about. I think a mod asked each developer to include a link to the sticky in their thread not sure it happened though!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] andreww88:
It's part of the internet. You geta lot of "good" stuff and then you get crap too. It's just part of it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Robotu:
Yes, and i think i am one of this ones but there are a lot of people wich do not realy know what they are doing, we do not comment that, but also we should not encourage them to go further cause i believe is a huge number of those even here on xda. We know alot devices got brocked (and just Note but many others) here on xda, but i think that there are many others wich got brocked outside of xda wich we do not know about and how many they are.

Man, we all should do something abou this, adressing to samsung, wich does not seem to even be botered about what is happaning. Lets gather togetere and put samsung at work cause this is an old preoblem wich did not start with Note and does not seem to end with Note.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] altae:
I also wonder: Would it make sense to just flash the new LPF CF-Kernel and keep the LPY rom? Would it work or is it clear that this would fail? What do you think?

Sent from my Galaxy Note running ICS
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] chasmodo:
It should probably work. Now, the emphasis is on ' probably'.

I wouldn't do it from CWMR, though. I'd extract the CF-Root kernel file until I got zimage, then place it on my SD card.

Then, start Mobile Odin, tap on 'kernel', navigate to zimage and flash.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] jeriz:
We can't blame Samsung they never stated that their hardware would be compatible with anything else than flashing final updates trough kies.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] altae:
That's exactly what I had in mind. But I'm still hesitating. So far I have been lucky and have not encountered any problems using LPY and CF-Kernel. Maybe I'll stick to LPY kernel for a few more days to see whether problems with the new kernel emerge or not. Having survived LPY and then bricking my device with the LPF kernel would be really stupid :-)

Sent from my Galaxy Note running ICS
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Robotu:
I think here was at least one guy wich got brocked even with this scenario!

---------- Post added at 12:52 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:36 AM ----------

That was a good one! And by my humble opinion this is not out of topic.

Sent from my SGS2 HD LTE
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Entropy512:
If there's so much similarity between mass-produced chips, then why does code like this exist in Samsung's kernels?

https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andr.../ics/arch/arm/mach-exynos/cpufreq-4210.c#L291
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Entropy512:
Wrong.

http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/model/GT-N7000ZBAXEU-downloads

Download the ICS manual. Go to Page 174.

"Factory Data Reset" is right there.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] jeriz:
Bad link. Could you hook me up? I really like to read it
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] chasmodo:
Click me.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] jeriz:
People bricking trough factory data reset on an unrooted phone will probably get a replacement from Samsung

My point was that we can't legally blame them or demand anything (page 3) and they won't support things like xda at fear of being held responsible for user error
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] altae:
To the people who already flashed the LPF CF-Kernel: Are the wifi problems real?

Sent from my Galaxy Note running ICS
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] rev.pragon:
Have no wifi problems.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Robotu:
Hmm! I think that this is true for a normal situation, when the brick is happening rarely, just here and there, for weeks we are out of this scenario. Not blame to samsung (though we should) nor held responsible..., but at least triggering a signal alarm, make it public and puting theme to work for future software release and devices..., Or at least we should try!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Note_E:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samsung.cares

Tell them how you really feel about superbrick. Says for us products only but if they "care" word should spread
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Robotu:
That is just RP and marketing. I do not know exactly wich one but i am talking about another way. My english is bad in talking or expressing miself (taht is), but not for reading, hearing or understanding. That is why i would like to see people (comunity) to replace that by gathering and find a solution cause here, in my country i do not need this, whenever the situation ask, i can (and i did a lot times) overturn mountains, i am not a coward and i will never be in front of nobody. I can be extremely diplomatic (wich sometimes is some kind of a mistake) but also can take out the sord if the situation ask. Of course, i do not think that this will happen here with samsung but at least i will convince miself for that.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] jeriz:
But we know absolutely nothing about how common bricking is for the normal non xda user and if bricking is only common amongst flasaholics there is little to no chance of Samsung even replying to such complaints and the general public could not care less I'm afraid
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Robotu:
All the changes and evolution in this world, of all kind, have come from people wich believed and tried, and only after that they said "Now i know this is not working, and this is working". This is completely out of topic, but think about Gandhi and others like him. This are the people that create it this world. And i am conviced that the same law is all over the universe, it is our nature.

And adressing directly to "SOME" of xda... I am not a contributor, and for a lot time i did not know to use "thanks" button though i should a lot times cause i have been around for some time and i used all kind of knowledge from xda, and many other things... For all of this i had and i still have mi reasons, and for that to change i should not sleep at night wich i am doing right now, and that is bad for long terms... We want to do so many things in one life that we do not have enough years for and for the same reasons do not use facebook, twitter, messenger.............................. This was some kind of appologize for "some" xda.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] motumbo:
Wifi working fine here. I'm on lpy RR V1
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] programatix:
Not trying to start a war, but since the official ics rom is rolled out in stages and very slowly, perhaps German is a test subject? Meaning, they may be prepared to replace the bricked phone in that country but any bricked phone caused by ics rom in other parts of the world would not be supported.

Take this case for example,

Official ICS rom has not been released in my country and I flash the one from other country. I bricked my phone doing a factory reset. Of course I can't get Samsung to replace the phone. If it is under warranty, I can always try. Other than that, I'll end up paying for the board replacement.

Now, if official ICS rom has been released in my country, and I bricked the phone doing a factory reset, then I am eligible to ask Samsung to replace the board for free. If Samsung deny my right, I'll go to the Consumer Association and through it I will most likely get a full refund or the board replaced for free.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] kishd:
Just did that flashed the new bootloaders lpf kernel but kept the lpy rom everthing working fine.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] pezx44:
I went back to stock lpf after having the wifi issues with cf kernel and trying what I could think of to fix it (to no avail). Now rooted using the temp cwm-> install busybox/su-> upgrade to supersu in cwm

Skipping this kernel for now but look forward to using future iterations.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] A.S._id:
Hi Chainfire

This stock kernel to the same crooked, Root on it as a wry running, the system is mounted through the times, bootloader the same just firmware - service leaks, there are always included...

The only thought that su, busybox binary is not suitable, but then why sgs2 it works fine?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] jeffs99:
Can someone translate please...:confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] harryntq:
Same problems and same action here.. need further investigation and fix about WIFI not working..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] A.S._id:
Sorry fo my English:

kernel LPF - the same curve

Bootloader - the same on 2.3.6

The system is mounted on RW is not correctly
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] zeer:
He means he doesn't believe/don't understand Chainfire.

Don't worry, that's in russian DNA - do not value professional, but own opinion.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] A.S._id:
No, just I try include su, busybox superuser.apk in the factoryfs.img a new Thailand rom with a stock kernel...

...and it work not correctly!

I just want say about, stock kernel from Germany ROM, the same in the Thailand ROM...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] dr.ketan:
Cf dont have his Note right now with him.

Hope he may get soon, then test this kernel himself.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] A.S._id:
Well, it certainly ... :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] zviki:
:confused::p
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] wildestpixel:
No LPF brickness thus far seems like good news for all. Or is there some ?

However, With CF LPF I have a notification ever minute or so telling me that ES file explorer hs been granted permissions. Tell me once okay but a million times I get bored.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] EdgaBimbam:
btw anyone tried to flash cf lpf kernel via mobile odin? im on stock rooted lpy+new bootloader.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] A.S._id:
Sorry, I mean a stock kernel...

no claims to the Chainfire
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] chasmodo:
No-one reported a brick so far.

Try to update your SU binaries, it has helped some people with the same problem.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] dr.ketan:
@wildestpixel

In SU setting

Set default access - Grant

Show notification - disable
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] ThaiDai:
I did a few minutes ago. Ok for me. Will test CWM functionality later - have to reload my "fear-protection-battery" first (needed one night after flashing the new ROM yesterday).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] EdgaBimbam:
ok thank you, cant give "thank" because of day limit :) btw any improvements in performance? smoother or smt like that? :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] sp_setsuna:
Just flashed cf lpf kernel with mobile odin from LPY stock ROM with cf kernel.

It worked ;)

Edit : It worked but it's buggy :(