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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
Why can't I ever get a simple, detailed, and concise way to do this? The information is all there and worked very hard for, but the presentation is poor. Everything is all scattered out and whatever isn't just ends up being vague descriptions or incomplete sentences. This is a meticulous and direct process; there should be meticulous and direct instructions. I thank developers for all their hard work, and I admire what they do, but it just annoys me to no-end that this has to be an arduous task because the simplest step-- distributing and presenting the information is just done so poorly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ARHMogul:
What is it that you can't figure out? How to install the ROM?? Generally speaking getting frustrated won't help, perhaps explaining better as to what it is you're looking to have answered. I'd be glad to help. Good luck! :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
I appreciate it that you're so willing to help even though I am blatantly frustrated haha.

I honestly just don't even know where to begin. Do I use Odin, or CWM? I've done my research on CWM and I still don't really understand it. I think my problem a lot of the time is that I over-analyze these things because the vagueness and lack of conciseness and specifics leaves a lot to be potentially interpreted to somebody that is very new to this whole process.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ARHMogul:
I can relate, being that I had no idea as to how to install the ROM. Once you do though it is a rather simple process.

First: Download the Full ROM (& the ATT fix if need be)

Step 2: Transfer both .zip files to your internal SD card

Step 3: Pull battery and reinsert

Step 4: Press and HOLD both the Volume up/down buttons while pressing and holding the power button until the phone vibrates. Then release ONLY the power button.

Step 5: the black and blue CWM screen will be shown, using the volume buttons to navigate and the power button to select.

(OPTION) go to backup and restore to make a backup

(OPTION) go to wipe data/factory reset

Now navigate to "install zip from sdcard" then scroll to "choose zip from internal sdcard"

Step 6: Select SAUROM_XLA2_RCVI.zip then scroll to YES to install

Step 7: DO NOT REBOOT if needed install the ATT Fix then reboot.

Step 8: Customize your new ROM, Thank the OP, and give me a THANKS if this helped! ;)

Any other questions please let me know.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] DAGr8:
haha .

we are all willing to help . most roms are flashable via cwm , unless mentioned otherwise , there was a how to I del the post unintentionally and never posted it back .

EDIT: added code

very easy steps .

Download my rom ( full wipe version)
put it in your phone (sd internal or ext doesnt really matter just rememeber where you put it in)
download CWM recovery flashable via ODIN (thread by braway)
Flash the CWM recovery using odin ( if you ened ot lear how to use odin google is your friend)
reboot into recovery using 3 buttons combo (hold all 3 buttons and release only power until you see blue stuff written then release the rest
choose zip from sdcard browse for my rom and flash it

lol do as he said he described it better then me ... and he beat me to it (lol)

the funny part is after that you are not done with questions they have jsut started , this is why , you had to figure out . What 'level ' you were at and post yoru question in the proper thread , in this case it would have been in the Q&A section .

if you have rom related questions make sur eyou read the Q&A thread in the Q&A section and ask questions there :)

Have fun .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
Thank you very much. I did read through the Q&A section a bit, maybe the way I am trying to figure everything out is off. I'll do my best to not ask questions that I can easily find on my own, but please don't get frustrated with a noob who is going to have a million questions. I'll try to not be ignorant, as much as you guys are willing to help (and you guys help a lot). I love this community, you guys are great; thank you all for everything, especially the developers. I'm off to do some schoolwork now, so I will probably get to flashing this rom within the day. I hope to not run into any problems, but I won't get my hopes up, so I don't think you guys should either. =P
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
Don't I have to flash CWM via Odin before I do all that?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] brittoking:
Yes you have to have CWM from Odin first and foremost

Please hit THANKS button if I help you, I have very low self esteem, and I crave validation! Sent from my Team EOS ICS Xoom
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
I always thank haha! Also, I have the CWM.apk, and I have Odin open, what download section does the apk file go in, and how do I exactly execute this whole thing?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] brittoking:
First CWM is NOT AN APK it's a pda file with a tar. In it. You need to flash THAT in Odin. Read the roloracer thread (very helpful and will written, concise directions) ( I even helped with part of it!) For exact Odin steps or DA-G's Odin thread is even easier to understand probably.

Please hit THANKS button if I help you, I have very low self esteem, and I crave validation! Sent from my Team EOS ICS Xoom
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ARHMogul:
Not sure why you have an APK... the file I used looked like this "recovery-i717-cwm-b4.tar.md5" all I did was direct ODIN to the file on my computer, put the phone in download mode, and run ODIN based off of the ROOT instructions here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1518962

The file I used is here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1526431 Just click on "ODIN" next to "beta4"

Sorry I forgot about this step in my earlier post. :)

Edit: Britt beat me to it.. I took to long retracing my steps!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] kikex76:
Delete delete
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] kikex76:
I'm gonna test drive the official ICS leak on my old SGSII and see if is worth the change compared to Saurom Rom and its Obsession theme. Bringing the top menus down for this small tablet is a big plus. Thanks a lot man.

I can not imagine an ICS Note with Saurom Rom love. I think it would be super badass.:p

Who knows, we got ICS leaks for the SGS2 and Skyrocket in the last 2 days. Maybe we are only another day away if not minutes from it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] DAGr8:
someone is actually using the theme heh ?

fine I will update it I finally manged to get the phone tabs on the bottom as well as 3 new icons .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] lowspeed:
The phones have that similar hardware with the note??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] velveteen71:
Going from IV to VI...full wipe?

I don't know where the hell I've been, but somehow I missed V!

Am I correct in assuming I have to do a full wipe to go from IV to VI?

My trepidation is only that I have SPB Shell 3D and don't see how to back it up at all...will have to re-do everything! :(

Thanks as always guys!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] PhantomWraith:
I used a site called rootgalaxynote or something had YouTube vids showing it all step by step.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] twolfekc:
Why does the home button only vibrate about half the time when I press it??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] kikex76:
Skyrocketing does. But I'm sure the Note version would come out any second now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
This is said in the first page of the Q&A section; not sure if it's the problem you're having, but it came to mind.

"home key works and vibrates it just doesn't make a sound ?

Known issue live with it."
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] kikex76:
Donations under way brotha. I noticed some apps like Speedtest does not fit the whole screen. Not big deal.;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
For rooting via http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1518962

on step 7:

7. Hit the PDA button and navigate to mashi's file that you unzipped.

I see no information about what the "mashi file" is, nor do I see any direction where to locate it and extract it. If anybody could tell me SPECIFICALLY what file goes into the PDA section of Odin, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ssfirme:
Is there a way to add visual voicemail to this rom?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] DAGr8:
its a tar file or a md5 file (both work )

but you dont need to root , just flash cwm via odin and flash the rom via cwm you will be rooted all inone .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] DAGr8:
yes just grab the apk , it will be built in the next ATT fix ..

btw , that gif in your signature .. hilarious . really the way the running dog looks towards the other for a second.. just priceless :O
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
The last time I tried to find the CWM file to flash via odin I got an .apk. I feel so stupid not being able to find solutions or figure out trifling tasks in my phone-customization endeavors. Would you kindly be able to point me in the right direction of the CWM file that I need to use with Odin, and what section that file must go in (PDA, Phone, etc), and what boxes should/shouldn't be checked off in Odin. Thank you again very much. I do my best to learn things once and retain all the information, so, once again, sorry for being a noob.

EDIT: Wait! Don't tell me, I can figure this out! A few more tries and if I fail I'll revert back to being a noob who begs for help. xD

EDIT2: Okay, so thanks to a previous post that I ignorantly overlooked, I was able to find the CWM zip file that I need to use in Odin. The CWM.zip file is precisely named "cwm-1717-b4-update"; I got it from this link in the aforementioned overlooked post: http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1526431

With the cwm.zip file on my desktop, and Odin open with ONLY reboot being checked off, which file directory does the CWM.zip go in? (ex. PDA, PHONE, PIT, ETC), and does the whole zip file go into the directory, or does a file within the zip go into the directory?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] songyop:
You do need to use Odin to install the .tar.md5 file, when you first do this.

Once you have the CWM installed, then, you can use .zip file updates for updating the CWM via CWM afterward.

How to install

Odin (this will increase the flash counter)

- put your phone into download mode

- in odin choose pda, and select the .tar.md5 file and flash

Note: there are several guides how to use odin on xda

Updating CWM

- download the update.zip from the CWM link and put it on your sdcard

- reboot to recovery and install it, on the next reboot you should have the new version running

- alternatively all the above can also be used to update
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
Thanks for the help, I understand all of that, actually-- surprisingly also haha. My only problem right now is getting or locating the .tar.md5 file. I downloaded the file cwm-1717-b4-update.zip and it is sitting on my desktop, but when I click PDA in Odin, there is no .tar or .md5 file for me to choose from.

Edit: Got it working. How silly of me to mistake the CWM hyperlink as the source to get my CWM file to use in Odin.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ssfirme:
Thanks,but were do i get the apk from?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] lowspeed:
Anybody notice that slowly but surely version VI slows down really bad after a few days ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] d00mz:
not here

01234567890 chars!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] songyop:
You need to go to the right thread below:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1526431

Under "Changelog" you will see "beta4."

Click on the link called "Odin" and it will provide you the file you need.

*******************************

Changelog

beta 4 (Odin) (Odin Big Font) (CWM) (CWM Big Font)

*******************************
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
Got everything working, including the ICS theme. I'm really happy with the way my phone looks and feels now. Thanks to everybody who was tolerant enough to answer my noob questions and help me. :)

I do have 2 more questions though, not imperative ones, but, The standard weather widget is colored in, in the backround-- blocking a good portion of the screen; is there any way that I can make it transparent(like the digital clock widget) or find an apk with a stock weather widget that has the capability to be transparent? And the 2nd question: Is there a crt off animation capable for this device yet? I did some basic googling research for each but haven't come away with anything substantial in regards to the 1717. Apologies if I am asking these questions in the wrong post.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] kaishi00:
just get a different weather widget, many are available for free in the market.

crt off/on is in jkay settings.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] DAGr8:
I believe its int he thems and apps section a thread called something like 'visual voicemail ' something :D :cool:

I smell his next question .. what is jkay settings ? the yellow android in yoru app drawer . maek sure you read the FAQs to :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
I like the look of the stock one, I just wish it was transparent. None of the other weather widgets tickle my fancy, that are in the Market...errr, I mean Play Store. I browsed through the jkay app before I didn't see the option for crt on/off; I'll check it again.

---------- Post added at 08:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:36 PM ----------

Hey hey now! I did read the Q&A and I knew well what jkay is lol!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] kaishi00:
it's in misc settings on the bottom i think.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] van131:
You mean where it says: Misc Tweaks:

DA_G's OC Kernel READY (libs etc)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] DAGr8:
lol

yea I willmake it transparent at some pint and drag it in my obssession theme .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] DAGr8:
lol

yea I will make it transparent at some point and drag it in my obssession theme .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] borijess:
Look at mine TW weather its transparent. :D

Here goes the link. I am using adw ex and resized the widget.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1509692
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sashusmom:
Good Job!!!!:D Glad you worked it out!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
Your secrets, share them! Please. :)

thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] borijess:
The link is posted.

Sent from the TermiNOTEr! ;-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
Let us know when that transparent widget is done and uploaded! Thanks! :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] DAGr8:
I actually tried those , how did you make them work ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] kaishi00:
had to copy the apk into system/apps. regular install didn't work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] borijess:
I uninstalled the stock Widgets with TB. Then took the transparent widget app and moved it into system apps with root explorer. Make sure u have the correct permissions set. Then reboot the phone and it should work. By the way I did a back up of the stock Widgets before I uninstalled them.

Sent from the TermiNOTEr! ;-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
This process intimidates me. :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] songyop:
Glad that you got it working finally! :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] borijess:
Actually very simple.

Sent from the TermiNOTEr! ;-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] severinca:
I was wondering why screenshots become blurry?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
I really like the look of the 5x5 (those are the right dimensions for the note, right?) transparent clock, so I'll be doing my best to try and figure it out. =)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] DAGr8:
Hmm I did all that .. Actually I used the 4x2.. Maybe that one didn't work I'll try other size like you did
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] borijess:
Thats the one I used. Here is a clearer pic. Just unzip file place the 4x2 apk in the system apps then make sure permissions are correct. Then reboot. The permission for me were correct once place the app. Did not need to change I just verified then rebooted phone. Make sure to uninstall the stock widgets there are two of them. Here is a better pic.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] kaishi00:
I did not uninstall stock, I just put the new one in then used the accuweather widget and it showed the new one
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
Where did you put the file in?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] borijess:
System/apps

Sent from the TermiNOTEr! ;-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
Yeah, I saw that on the page before. I should have been more specific. Do you mean the applications folder located in the internal storage?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] borijess:
Use root explorer and go into system /apps.

Sent from the TermiNOTEr! ;-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
I try pasting the 4x2 transparent file to the system/apps folder, but when I attempt to move it I get the notification "Warning: You cannot paste here because the file system is read-only."

Also, if I'm not using ADX EX will able be able to resize the widget to the stock Note preference of 5x5?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] draco2212:
Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] DAGr8:
I just did that and somehow this time it woks .. go figure :confused:

you need to choose r/w on top right click on it so it displays r/o then you can paste .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
I'm sorry for the multitude of questions, but I see nothing on the top right indicating anything related to something of "r/w" or "r/o". Can you be more specific, please? It's like telling a person who barely speaks english "w/e", they won't have any idea what that means until they are explained that it means "whatever".

I feel like such a noob here with you guys and your fancy lingo. :P

And thanks so much for all the help thus far. I will definitely be donating.

I now see what you mean by r/o and r/w on the top-left of the screen. I still get the same message when I try to paste though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] borijess:
You have to change the rw to ro up top on root explorer.

Sent from the TermiNOTEr! ;-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
When in root explorer it displays "Mounted as r/o" on the top-left hand corner, and I still get the same message when I try to paste the new file into the system>apps folder.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] borijess:
Here u go click here. It will change to R/W.

Sent from the TermiNOTEr! ;-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
This could be a really stupid question, but, do I have to have the paid version of root explorer to have that option? Because I have the free version and I don't have that layout where I can just choose r/o or r/w.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] borijess:
Yes I believe so. Pay for it. Its worth the money. Or go online and download the paid version for free. ;)

Sent from the TermiNOTEr! ;-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MColletti12:
I will pay for it. It's a useful tool that somebody put a lot of time into. Thanks again for the help. :)

Got it to work, it's still the basic 4x2 and not 5x2, but I guess I'll manage. I'm guessing how you re-sized it was by paying for adw ex launcher and resizing it? I'm gonna do some research to see if there is a way to resize this to 5x2 without using a different launcher-- in the meantime, if you or anybody knows a simple solution, or any solution for that matter, that would be awesome.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] borijess:
Yes I use Adw ex so I just resized it.

Sent from the TermiNOTEr! ;-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Willanhanyard:
How can I download rc5 instead of rc6?

Sent from the best phone in the world Galaxy Note!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] DAGr8:
because you dont want to wipe ?

if so get http://dagr8.pkicraft.com/Saurom_RCV_no_wipe.zip

then flash the VI non wipe
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] claudiovr6:
I am having a problem.... Need help. ... I dont really remember is this happened to me with RC-IV. ... I now have the latest version the RC-VI....

My problem is that my email does not refresh... Or push notifications....

It only refreshes when i go individually to my both emails... Is somebody else having this issue....

I have my emails settinhs to notify every 15 min but nothing happens....

Any help greatly appreciate
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Skizzy034:
Nice use of the Note lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] borijess:
Yes something a little different. ;-)

Sent from the TermiNOTEr! ;-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] crielstar:
If I flash this ,will it change my modem?. I want to stay stock 1717DTLLA2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] adamandro12:
Same issue. Emails load when I open the app but not push.

Also, the sound for GO SMS texts keeps going silent in spite of sound on.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ARHMogul:
I thought I read here that deleting the account and reapplying it would correct that issue with Gmail..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] itsjdmyo:
How come after doing a full wipe/flashing rom/att fix, then i try to open up titanium backup to restore my apps, it states that my phone is no longer rooted? how do i fix this? just flash the pre-rooted kernel again?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] DAGr8:
You probably miss the super su prompt open it and grant permission to your apps
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dumbquestion:
also, try stopping TB in manage aplications, and restarting it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] omniphil:
5G Icon

So the iPhone crowd got a "4G Upgrade" with their patch. I really don't see how 3mbs down is 4G, but that's just me..

So how do we get someone the change the 4g icon in this rom to 5G so we can stay ahead ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] itsjdmyo:
thanks for the help guys. it works now
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SteveSlimer:
Thank you for your work!

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] OkNewMedia:
Any way to get S Planner widget when using Go launcher?

I love the s Planner widget, but I cannot find it anywhere in the list when using Go Launcher. Is this a known issue? If so, is there a way around it? Sorry if this question has been previously answered. I searched the Thread, but didn't find anything.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SkipKelley:
It is only available as a widget using TouchWiz as it requires parts of it to run as a Widget. Otherwise you can only use the app icon to launch it. Thank Samsung for this fine functionality
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] OkNewMedia:
Thanks for the quick answer, guess I will go back to TWiz Launcher, because the widget for Business Calendar is not working with the RCVI, not sure what caused that problem. have tried uninstalling and reinstalling, to no avail.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] DiggerG:
8XJ02110JV640251L

Been meaning to do this for sometime now. Have ridden through all your upgrades. Working great. Thanks for all your hard and prompt work!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] supac:
Can you guys direct me step by step instructions on how to flash? I am very new to this came from Iphone, Windows phone. Loving android. PLEASE??1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] borijess:
You might want to start here. Start on page 1.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1483113

Sent from the TermiNOTEr! ;-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] mobilelew:
Market Issues

I realize my issue may be a one-off, but I cannot download previously purchased market apps since I moved to this ROM. I can buy/download apps that I have not previously purchased, factory reset, and now cannot download them. Since making this discovery TiB has become my favorite app. Has anyone else experienced this market issue? :confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Totòòò:
DAGr8 thank you for this awesome rom! I was looking into the framework.apk and noticed the presence of CIQ. I am not a dev and I have no idea how to get rid of it. If you do not mind, can you get rid of it in you next rom releases? (if you or other memeber confirm the presence of CIQ in their phones as well)