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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] emuX:
Inspired by some stability issues with Stunner, and the comments on this thread to a small.extent I decided to revert back to stock GB early last evening.

It didn't go well... I flashed the stock ROM and for hours it was stuck in a boot loop. In desperation I just tried loads of different things and eventually discovered you can hold Vol up, power and home at boot up and go into the stock recovery mode. From this I managed to wipe / factory reset the phone and get it to.boot up properly (which didn't work first time incidentally, I had to wipe twice!)

Its alive and kicking again now! Phew!

Just posting this to give people who think they've stuffed their phone some hope and just in case the buttons combo fixes any bricks!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mnaveen38:
any updates regarding unbricking note

Guys

Any update on unbricking bricked note...using any of the available options??
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ajamils:
Where did you get yours from? I'm planning to order it from Amazon but having hard time dropping another $500+ on phone (specially when S3 is around the corner) :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] afilopou:
You are first became off topic few posts back and you are continuing :(

"Seems we have a few people from the stunner thread" Any proof for that?

Its obviously a forum but you can not post anything in your brain.Please calm down and let the thread in peace
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] @denny:
I got mine from local carrier paid 600 euros which is a pisxxr but i just love the note i have hands like like spades so it dont feel big for me.s3 will be good phone.like the s2 is gonna be best in class but very different to the note.s3 is gonna compete with htc 1x iphone 5 etc.note is out there on its own at the moment.different strokes for different folks you know
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] anupam_luv:
Stunner rom (or many popular beta romz here) has many biased reviews.... it really bricked many phones .... but on using Abyss kernel 4.2 and recovering GB firmware (or flashing GB firmware) with latest kernel will bring it back ....

Installed Kingdroid (Elegance Deluxe v7.0.0 [LC1] for many days.... best among the rest (Better than trying beta ICS) ....

Also, ICS for Galaxy Note is gonna be released in May 2012 for sure... no delay this time... so better be on LC1 and wait for first official ICS this may....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] milsabords:
Development vs Hacking

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Development and hacking ....

Development requires well defined processes (team reviews, test plans, release criteria ...).

Some "devs" in XDA are just hackers (no pun, no name). They cook something and expect the crowd to test it. If it does not work, no warranties, and they jump to another project.

My advice to people not ready to brick their $500 device:

1.Stay on stock ROMS (use Kies or OTA), 100% safe

2.Browse XDA devs, wait 2 weeks before flashing a miracle ROM.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] @denny:
Hindsight eh;)

Yes i had to buy a new one.have sent other one to sammy.depending on the price they quote me will affect what i do with it.i said i wouldnt root this too scared. but i did. I put checkrom on it. I always used leo/check on my s2 before.they are fool proof and brilliant devs.i would have no hessitation in recommending them.lessons learned
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ajamils:
Placed order for another White Note. Even though I have high respect for Neo's work, I will be sticking with more experienced developers this time as I cannot afford another $600 phone :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Entropy512:
Because the screwup is their fault - they broke something in the eMMC driver of many of their kernels.

Before you say "i'll wait for official Samsung ICS" - note that the Korean SHW-M250S/K/L official releases (and anything based on their sources) have this problem too.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] milsabords:
But these kernels were not supposed to get outside of their labs ? Did they ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Nemesis_00:
This just doesnt make any sense to me.

I'm finding it very hard to believe this issue has anything to do with the Trim function. Perhaps there is some bad code in the trim function, but Trim itself should have no effect on the flash chips that is different than a regular write to a non-blank cell which would trigger a erase/write cycle on the flash page, while when the page gets TRIMed by the O/S the whole page is erased in advance and is waiting for a new write.

Furthermore, 25nm flash available today should be good for 3,000-5,000 Program/Erase cycles before it becomes impossible to write again to the unusable Flash Cell, that is taking into account the worst scenario of MLC Flash. Why would the device fail after one flash?

Since the flash is shared, even copying/deleting large files such as movies should have the same effect on the flash if the function is bad, and destroy many more notes. However I have seen no such reports, unless the recovery uses different low level code for flash access.

Taking all this into account, in my opinion it is completely not plausible that the flash is being destroyed because of the enabling of Trim. Perhaps the Trim code has reference to some unsuitable routines, or does something it is not supposed to, but then you should see this happen with normal operation as well. It's quite possible the Recovery uses a different driver for flash access which is unsuitable or has some bug.

Either way, without sources I think it's not possible to conclude or estimate what is the cause for the issue.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] :
my understanding is that there is a problem in the way the exynos hardware handles the trim function, not the function itself.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] thebz1:
For those getting their bricked Notes repaired, how are you going about that?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ajamils:
By buying a new one :) So far there has been no confirmation that the phone bricked recently have been brought to life by any method.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Princeomi:
Its Sheer luck, or else, I would have been in the same boat as you people. Each dev for Rom / kernel bringing new updates on the ICS frequently on SG 2 , it was hard to keep up. I was not satisfied with any new ROM / kernel in the SG 2 section, hence I put off flashing any leaked Rom on my note & decided to wait for the official version. I really sympathise with you guys. All the best. Surely a lesson learnt the ''HARD'' way.

Sent from my GT-N7000
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Kriggs:
All reports on bricks is while using CWM? I'm on Stunner and there is no way I can afford another Note, I would have to stick with a nokiA dumbfone... must I install gingerbread or just by staying clear of CWM I'll be safe?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] :
messing with your system partition in general is dangerous on LP1/5/6 leak kernels but you'll probably be fine under normal usage. Chill and be happy with your (fantastic) stunner rom until the CM9 root kernel is out
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tbong777:
i I sent A captivate TWICE to get the JTAG fix after a BL mess up when switching from Froyo to GB.. $50 was worth it. I am NOT flashing ICS until the official release. when I know I won't be going back to GB,

I never went back to froyo after the official source was released.

PATIENCE is a good thing.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] manDr01d:
Dammmmm, some one please help, i installed ICS STUNNER by NEOBUDDY on my note , all was fine and working purfectly until this morning ..i was having a few issues with rom so i went into cwm to wipe data , dalvik and cache and boom , it just hung for 20 minutes , eventually i had to pull battery , put battery in and its DEAD, i have tried every thing , 3 button combo, download jig , took battery out for 10 mins then charged on wall socket, my phone is deader than curt cobain, it is only a month old HELLLLP

Mr gangaman i am sorry for starting a new thread and should have read the rules better.my apologies to XDA
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] reinbeau:
Read through the thread. We haven't yet heard the outcome of repair by Mobile Tech, hopefully he can fix them. Stay tuned.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] @denny:
Hi.so sorry to hear this.i had mine jtagged alas no joy.new motherboard for me.you are a solicitor i see.can you pm me i would like a chat with you.thanks.and again so sorry about your gnote:(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mnaveen38:
Can you tell me how much it costs for a new motherboard in India???
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] @denny:
i dont know yet buddy , i am still waiting for samsung to send my a jiffy bag to be able to send it back to them i will let you know asap
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] luckygolf:
I have been happy with STUNNER so far, but now see this thread...:confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] brooon:
Same here, I was so happy with stunner...but now, I just went back to GB just to feel safe^^
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ikbentim:
I'm on Stunner as well! but once its installed its ok right?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ajamils:
From the post above, it seems like you can have issues even after Stunner has been running fine on your device for few days.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] manDr01d:
mine was ok too just a few small issues .now i dont know what to do, i will wait to see how others got on, i spoke to one chap and he has to return his back to samsung, i dont know how i will explain to my wife that my 500 pound phone is gone, i cant go down the fraud route just in case(my associates would love that) i wish i had played it safe:(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] copperdawgnc:
why not tell samsung what happened you might have voided the warrenty but they still should fix it for you at a price.

From what I understand yours bricked while you were flashing in CWM am I correct?

when you hold just the power button for 10 seconds nothing happens correct?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] brooon:
The very few parts that I´ve read within the last days (I´m very busy atm ;)) said that it´s a kernel thing (which means that ALL the Repack-based leaks are infected)...e.g. it may happen, that your device gets bricked when you are trying to move big files within the data system...

It was too fragile for me, so I switched...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dzontra11:
Also on stunner,10 days''now...hmmm.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] andreww88:
First, I never have had any problems with Stunner. But, I did not flash 1.26 build 1. I waited a couple of days like I normally do. Things happen though. It's unfortunate we have bricks, but it's part of custom ROMs and kernels.

However, from what I've read it was not a kernel issue. It was the way the installer file dealt with the system partition. Yes, the kernel WAS new (LP6) and might have played a small part, maybe, but very small. It was mainly the system partition. The crazy part is you can't even get in download mode which is bizarre. Most Samsung phones are "un-brickable" because you can always Odin.

My friend has a Droid Charge and has had close encounters but always could Odin. The same with other Samsung phones. I think developers just have to take chances right now with the Note because there's no official release and who wants to wait on it, ha!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] reinbeau:
Entropy512's posts contain good information in this thread

For those of you new to this thread, please click on 'Search this thread', then Advanced Search, and search for Entropy512's user name - he offers the best explanations of what can go wrong and the most likely reasons why.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Entropy512:
The SHW-M250S/K/L sources not only got out of the labs, but were officially released by Samsung.

This source code base and the SiyahKernel 3.1rc6 debacle over in the I9100 forums is the best "smoking gun" pointing to a kernel bug - When Siyah was rebased on the M250L sources with NO changes to recovery other than swapping /emmc and /sdcard, people started hardbricking in the exact same manner as the hardbricks encountered here - device freezing during a wipe followed by either damaged unusable partitions or a full hardbrick, with the device not being recoverable by JTAG recovery services.

When gokhanmoral returned to the I9100 update4 source base, using the exact same recovery - no more problems.

Yes, although it's actually a relative of TRIM (ERASE) that seems to be at play here. Samsung disabled TRIM in their latest M250L source base but it didn't solve the problem.

My guess is that there's a bug in the flash chip or the kernel routines for erasing a chip that only happens when a large number of blocks are erased simultaneously - which is why it usually happens during a wipe.

Hmm... crud... Looks like Gingerbread kernels support ERASE but are safe. Probably ERASE capability is interacting badly with something else... Great, this makes it harder to determine whether a future source drop is safe or not.

What we know:

It happens with current SHW-M250* sources

It never seems to happen with kernels built from the I9100 Update4 source base

It happens with leaks for this device, Epic 4G Touch, and SGH-I777 (AT&T GSII)

It typically happens during an operation (such as a wipe) that erases a very large block of data

Devices bricked in this way are so severely damaged that JTAG recovery is not able to fix them

What we don't know:

Exactly how it happens

How to determine a kernel is "safe" other than track record - this means that any future kernel release coming from Samsung could be dangerous, we have no way of knowing
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] TexasBlack:
All I need to know is stunner v5 cool...cause I've been on that for a while...I know don't have root ....and my cwm is Mod EDIT...tried to flash 1.4.19and 1.4.26.....so my only options is to stay or flash PC Odin...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] poochewer:
Is it ok to flash a GB custom rom, after using Abyssnote 4.2 to root?

Thats all I need to know as I have a new note on its way.

Thanks in advance:)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Entropy512:
Flashing back and forth between GB firmwares is completely safe to my knowledge.

It's ICS kernels where you have to be careful - if it's leak-based you have a high risk of unrecoverable eMMC damage.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] copperdawgnc:
What ICS kernels are safe? If any.

I am getting conflicting understanding depending what thread I read. I realize it may be my lack of knowledge
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] un4seen:
As of now, the only safe ICS kernel is the one made by Entropy512:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1617981

Although it's alpha and has its issues.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chadrick.7:
I am running Ics stunner v5. Should I flash back to gb?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Entropy512:
The one in xplodwild's CM9 builds is also safe - same source tree.

Other developers are welcome to work with my source base - we're all in this together.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] TexasBlack:
I'm wondering the same thing....I'm on stunner 5...am I good
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chadrick.7:
Nobody will give a definite answer.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] siuming720:
any brick on 1.4.26.1?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] sutekidane:
MobileTechVideos (Josh) received my Note today and said will be working on it. I will report back with results when he's done with it. Hope it can be fixed. :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] copperdawgnc:
temperature

could cpu temperature have anything to do with these issues especially if charging while flashing?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chadrick.7:
Anybody?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] copperdawgnc:
I have decided to stay with ICS until i convinced otherwise
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chadrick.7:
Guess I will do the same.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Entropy512:
If you're on anything using a leaked kernel - probably not.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] copperdawgnc:
I am still concerned and whilst take your warnings seriously do not understand while more developers are not.

I will probably flash your kernel after doing a bit more research.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] phoenix0217:
'm on 1.4.26.1

but i have a battery drain problem....

so i want to restore to 1.4.19

is that i put the 1.4.19.zip in my phone

and flash it with CWM than ok???

am i need to do a fullwipe before/after??

THX!!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] copperdawgnc:
Read Matius44 sticky post in android dev will explain exactly what you need to do
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] phoenix0217:
it that backup form cwm???
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] copperdawgnc:
Its using abyss 4.2 to flash the restore witb redpill recovery
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] phoenix0217:
i don't get it,sorry:(

can u tell me step by step to restore to 1.4.19 with no risk?

thanks!!!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] copperdawgnc:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1613691
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] phoenix0217:
i've see this before....

---------- Post added at 11:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:35 AM ----------

it that i using cwm for backup with ics kernel

and i flash abyss kernel,and restore it

and than i flash the 1.4.19 rom???
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] :
the battery drain is the fault of the LP6 kernel that stunner 1.4.26 includes.

Just install the LP5 kernel

Steps:

1) Download & unzip LP5 kernel

2) Install mobile odin and the correct flash kernel (if you haven't already)

3) Put the kernel zImage from the LP5 zip file on your SD card

4) Open mobile odin, go to the "Kernel" section, click it and browse to where the zImage is on your SD card

5) Flash firmware

and that's all
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] phoenix0217:
oh thx!!!

but i can't find the lp5 kernel

you have the link??
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] :
Link is in step 1
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chasmodo:
#facepalm#
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] phoenix0217:
But i hear some one say flash lp5 kernel on 1.4.26.1

after few day,it bricked...

And no bootanimation
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] :
If you're afraid of bricking then don't use stunner at all. All ICS leak kernels carry that risk (LP1, LP5, LP6). The situation you're describing seems very unusual and will probably not happen to you. The only hardbricks I have heard of with stunner were caused by a faulty updater script, and that's long since been fixed.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] androidindian:
the brick is not because of the rom. a Rom cannot cause a hardbrick

it is the faulty leak kernels of i9220 with faulty cwm which are messing with system partitions.

please do read about this all over the forum, entropy has mentioned this a lot of times as well, even neo. if this was a rom issue, everyone using the rom would have been bricked
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] reinbeau:
As this was discovered with this ROM, it's unfortunately been tainted with the brush. I'm editing the title to more properly reflect the issues. I am also closing this thread, as all that needs to be said has been said. The thread will remain in the open forum for informational purposes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fyrestrtr:
So due to some buffonery on my part, one of the pins on my immaculate Nexus broke.

So I have two questions:

1. Is this repairable? (The pin isn't bent, its broken - it fell out).

2. If it is, then is this the part - Samsung Galaxy Nexus GTI9250 Middle Plate?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mythamp:
My wife did the same with her nexus S - we contacted samsung US and they said they would repair it for 70usd. The best part was - the phone got stolen before we could ship it out for the repair! facepalm*
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] andrewhansen86:
Yes its repair/replaceable.

No that's not the right part. You need a SIM card connector for the Galaxy Nexus.

On the Galaxy Nexus the SIM plate is soldered on. So unless you can solder your not gonna be able to do it yourself.

I broke mine on my Nexus S and got it repaired for $40 at a cell phone repair shop.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilentBob:
Hi,

This is going to be such a "noob" question & I apologize in advance. :p

I have an Orange UK branded HTC Desire HD running stock firmware & NOT rooted. Since the fairly recent 2.3.5 update with Sense 3.0 I have found that I am regularly seeing Sense restart upon exiting an app and returning to the home screen. This is not related to a particular app, as it can happen when returning to home from ANY app. My wife is seeing the same behaviour on hers too.

Having posted on both HTC's & Orange's Facebook pages, I have been advised in no uncertain terms that as a first step I should perform a factory reset.

This is something that I have not done since I got my DHD (my 1st Android - plenty of hard resets on WM :D). I have had a bit of a tidy up - clearing unnecessary data, uninstalling apps I don't use, etc. Pretty much ready to reset (but aware that there is SOME data that I will lose). However, there is one thing that I am unsure about...

I have previously moved a number of apps to the SD card. If I leave them there, will the existing data be recognised upon reinstalling the apps? Or will it cause me problems? Or will the existing data just be orphaned? I.e. should I move all apps back to the phone before performing the reset?

Thanks in Advance
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlwaysDroid:
Saving them SD leaves a bit on your phone, so that wont help. Just back them up with your google account! :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RTContent:
The apps and system data will be wiped regardless of it being on the sdcard or not. You can perform a manual backup by enabling debugging and using adb to pull the apps from your phone to your computer.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilentBob:
Ok, thanks RTContent. I think that answers my question. So I needn't worry about moving stuff back, which is good.

I have no experience of using ADB. Would this backup just the APKs? Or the settings & user data too?

AlwaysDroid: "Just back them up with your google account" - Not sure I get what you mean. Are you referring to the way Google Play will auto restore apps from your install list? TBH, I was banking on this working correctly. Hopefully it will only reinstall those that were on the device, and not ALL previously installed apps. Especially as some of those were from my tablet only. :)

Not sure that now is the time to start dabbling with ADB, so will probably just go ahead with the reset and lose non synced app data.

Thanks.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] timothy7732:
What's the best themes and app to change lock screen for rooted stock version of 2.3.3
[T-Mobile LG G2x] shane1diamond:
i personally have used widget locker probably my favorite one. currently using go locker (dark pro theme) with go launcher and im really enjoying it too.
[HTC Rezound] trickster2369:
I know, I did read it somewhere, but, what are the correct settings within Wireles Tether to get it to connect properly?

Using BAMF EVITA 2.0

On ICS Leak
[HTC Rezound] Rudy_Ruettiger:
Look at the first post on any of Scotts ics roms
[HTC Rezound] trickster2369:
That's where I saw it! Thanks for the help, I never really paid attention to it because I never use tether. Yesterday, I found myself needing tether and couldn't get it to work. Thanks again.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsbowling42:
anyone else try tommys pre-final and have a problem with the volume during a song? when i press the volume + key it goes down and then up on the second press. any ideas?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JayDubya09:
did you theme the rom? cuz ive read in a different rom (cannot recall) that a certain theme actually cause random sound issues.

also maybe try reapplying your kernel, and see if that makes a difference
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsbowling42:
Thank you for your time,

And no I haven't done any theming. Though I did add the beats sound. But I have done that before on Tommy's previous release and had no problems.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] volk9029:
Was sound working properly before you added beats sounds? Remember Tommy have changed a lot in version 0.9. Maybe you should reflash the rom? Or restore nandroid if you made one.

Sent from my lair.