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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] samarium:
CSC vs CM

I'm trying to understand the relationship between CSC and non-Samsung ROMS.

After searching and reading in various forums I haven't been able to find anything definitive, so a definitive link would be good, or just a few useful ones would be good too, or some answers to the below or other commentary.

It seems like Samsung uses CSC to segment it's market, and deliver custom firmware configuration and bloatware based on country/carrier etc.

So how does this relate to CM, and especially this CM9 ROM? Is it even relevant if I have a CM ROM loaded?

Low level startup configuration like bootloader language? Or is it always english?

Does it affect the frequencies available on the radios? Or is this ROM controlled? Or just controlled by the currently installed modem firmware?

If I've purchased a phone from overseas, is it worth loading a stock rom with country specific CSC and then reflashing to CM9? What good does this do me?

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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ericyang:
When develop on the camera,

parameters.get("preview-size-value")

does not support 1280*800.

Could it be fixed in the next update?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Trijunction:
Friends...when I run a battery monitor to see what causing the most of battery drain I always find "media server"at the top of the list..but not getting anything close to it in when i search in Titanium Backup to freze it...

Could you please help me n tell me which app I need to kill/freeze to reduce battery drain... thanks in advance...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Barracuda77777:
Freeze tvout and then restart, it worked for me.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] gedster314:
I'm trying out the Official ICS release. I flashed the unmodified release with Mobile Odin and it's now rooted but my recovery went back to stock recovery, as expected. How can I flash the Recovery that is included in this CM9? This recovery is so much easier on my eyes. Can someone point me to where I can download this recovery and how to flash it. I'm guessing Odin or mount the partition and pushing the image from ADB would be my only option.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Mevan:
Hi

CM9 is done? is it safe to try this?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] gedster314:
CM9 is not done. I was talking about the German Samsung ICS released today.

CM is never done! They are always improving in the nightly builds.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] knightnz:
Known issue due to non-working USBOTG.

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CSC = Config Sales Code

CM9 isn't included on commercially sold phones so doesn't _have_ a CSC, and if you try and shoe-horn one on it'll either a) ignore it, or b) you'll probably break the system.

CSC defines region/provider specific details and customisations, CM9 is open source so doesn't need these as it's for "everyone".

It's developed primarily as an English firmware (Presumably because the initial "founder", Steve Kondik, is from America) but it supports most languages.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hav0c:
Does it make sense flashing the new modem if I don't have SOD's?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JoshuaTumanda:
It is still on experimental build but improvements will be done with-in this week with something cool!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] sixstringsg:
You will have to install a custom kernel to change the recovery, as the international Note does not use a dedicated recovery partition.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] jscurtu:
For i as integer = 0 to 2

Message("CyanogenMod(ify) my Note")

Next

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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] randomletters:
Stock phone-book and dialer

Hi,

I really like CM back when I used SGS but one thing really annoyed me - it didn't like it's phonebook and dialer.

Is there a way I can run CM9 on my Note and use the stock Samsung TouchWiz phone-book and dialer?? :confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] sharan.mu:
When is the next update?? Can we have s memo and s note from STOCK on this ROM
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DV1510:
Facepalm

To much wrong questions!

Don't ask for updates! No S apps you will find in this rom. There is maybe s memo app in "themes and apps" section

And btw search and read before asking those questions

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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] knightnz:
No.

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See above.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JoshuaTumanda:
I have heard that there will be a new update hopefully this week according to XpLoDWilD on his twitter merging CM9 with OpenDesign.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] walda:
In my opinion, yes. i flashed LPT Modem yesterday and everything is fine. Had a little issue with switching wifi on/off, which is fixed now.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chasmodo:
I have just managed to produce a mother of all hard-bricks, heh.:)

I was bored this morning, and decided to flash CF's LPY kernel on CM9. The risk is minimal, I thought.

And it was I who kept warning people not to do it, because Entropy had said it might be dangerous.

What a colossal plonker (me, not Entropy).

Well, I flashed it using MO with no wipes (scared). The flash went well, the phone rebooted, but I kept

getting phone FC ad infinitum. So I rebooted to CWM, wiped cache and dalvik, rebooted, got past the

Samsung logo, then black.

And black.

Couldn't boot into CWM.

Tried jigging it into Download mode, nada.

Tried to boot the phone into download mode blindly, started PC Odin, plugged it into PC, nix.

Off to service centre, you idiot.

@Xplod

You might want to add another warning to your OP.:)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] knightnz:
Read back through the last 10 pages and he's posted the same details.

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I'm sure you have, and at the risk of telling you how to suck eggs, you've tried pulling the battery for a bit then putting it back in and leaving it on charge?

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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mygadgetgeek.com:
Do u know what cyanmod is it dont samsung junk installed if u want put there yourself
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chasmodo:
Why would I do that? It was at 92%.

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I am not quite sure what cyanmod is. Care to enlighten me, good sir?:)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] anilisanil:
Oh!! you just scared the living day lights off me.

I too took the plunge this morning ( it is a different thing that when I slept last night I was at 100% and when I woke up my phone did not, later realized that it would not respond to the general procedure followed for an SOD, I headed to the loo, done what I should do and connected the wall charger and it responded, so I thought I would and should try the new ICS)

Used MO, but replaced the kernel with CF's root kernel and all seems to be working fine until now. This is after a data wipe on CF's kernel!

I am really sad that you bricked your phone. Hope you will get it back w/o much loss. ATB
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] beerbong:
Sorry to hear that, chas. We all take risks, you had bad luck.

Hope you get your note back soon.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chasmodo:
Well, fuq it, it's just a damn phone.:)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hav0c:
Sorry to hear that.

Hope you get it returned soon :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DV1510:
Right but not a cheap one. ;-)

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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ssss69:
So as i said the new kernel is dangerous

Nobody wanted to hear me and now you hace seen that wiping cache has produced a brick

Sorry chasmodo
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] XpLoDWilD:
Added a warning in the OP about LPY kernel
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] stephencwl:
Sorry to hear that.

I did the same risky experiment as you. Same FC after reboot. But I managed to reboot into download mode and start everything from scratch. So the difference is I didn't reboot into CWM and wiping cache.

Have a short date with the new stock ICS as well. But I went back to my CM9 nandroid backup quickly.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] walda:
Sorry :D

+1 for prioritize(?) working microphone in speakermode.

Sorry :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] prasad.adam:
Bad that. So, an hypothesis that Kernels being small sized files are probabilistically less prone to cause hard bricks, goes for a toss!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] thechints:
Flashed the new modem Chas suggested yesterday on CM9.

Just had my first SOD. Man, these SODs are killing me now. Otherwise, it's more than a perfect ROM.

I had installed from Stunner. Flashed Abyss, restarted into Abyss Recovery, full wipe, flashed CM9 and Gapps. Wipe cache and dalvik. Have tried. LP6 modem through Mobile Odin as well.

So frustrating that the SODs are ruining such a perfect phone experience.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chasmodo:
I did a cache/dalvik wipe, remeber? Brick happened after that.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] anilisanil:
Did anyone else than @chasmodo brick their phone using LPY?

Just curious, because I was checking for any other bricks due to LPY but could not find any.

So what is it that we should not do that @chasmodo did? Trying to analyze to prevent others repeating the mistake.

P.S: Yeah, except for telling not to flash LPY, which is kind of obvious :P
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] thechints:
And another SOD. And phone heating a bit near the camera. Used Stunner as well, didn't have SODs or heating. Wondering what I've done wrong.

Edit :

Just installed alogcat from the Play Store. Can someone please tell me how i could access and share the log after an SOD. Thanks.

Much appreciated.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] prasad.adam:
Oh yeah. You are spot on. So, if one refrains from any bulk wipe/delete, then it should be fine to flash LPY kernel? Am not taking chance though.

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Refrain from any explicit or otherwise, bulk wipe/delete, I guess. Not trying though ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] antiochasylum:
Dude!, Sad panda Lol, but as you said its just a phone to.

Right when I needed you for something you had to go be a n00b :p:p

In all seriousness you will "live to flash another day" ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] gedster314:
Thanks, I figured it was a Samsung newbie question.

Before I read your response I was playing around trying to solve my issue on my own and screwed up. I ended up having to PC Odin a GB tar and then restore my CM9 nandroid backup. Now with the bad Flash of the LPY update, I think I will wait before I try again. At least I got to play with it a few hours and realized that life is still better on the CM9 side. I would like the one handed keyboard from it though.

Sorry to here about the brick.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] thechints:
Lock screen froze up. Phone just hung.

Logcat here http://db.tt/n2vlD0nw
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] frostmore:
i jus post my flashing methods.no guarantee that it wun brick ur note.

was on ics repack cyano free.

flash back stock SGN_XX_OXA_KJ1_FACTORYFS via mobile odin,keeping ever root.

once back to gb,flash CM9 following the instructions.Boom. no SOD,no wifi probs,no this no that.battery is great imo,smooth,no prob.my only beef is with the stupid sd card transfer rate to my external sdcard.

i got a class 4 sd card but transfer rate is at 2mb/sec,no funny when u transfer 6 gb of data.

on a side note,i think flashing back to SGN_XX_OXA_KJ1_FACTORYFS before flashing new rom will reduce complications.afterall,its like u are restoring your phone back to factory condition and then doing a virgin flash of custom roms.

anyone can confirm if this will increase the flash counters???
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] jscurtu:
It seems after all these bricks happening, I suggest saying that all kernels after update4 are absolutely not compatible with cwm and we should stop injecting CWM in those kernels and take them offline until it is figured out why this is happening.

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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Vap0ur:
I came from Stunner as well, but flashed back to rooted stock first. Did you try that? Mine has been running great... No SODS, touch wood :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] thechints:
I didnt go to Gingerbread first. I flashed Abyss, did a full wipe and went along that path. Should I try going back to GB now ??

EDIT: I read you could flash a GB Kernel only and need not install the FIRMWARE. Hence, the Abyss way. Yes, I did risk bricking it though, but went smooth.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Vap0ur:
Difficult to say mate, but I can vouch that mine worked... I flashed my backup of rooted GB, then full wiped, then flashed CM9, and gapps, wiped again and rebooted. Worked great.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] thechints:
Man, so tuff. Matter of fact, the reason am looking for stability is am on a holiday for a month from Thursday. Coming to London, again. Would be a nightmare to not have the phone/camera etc working when I might need it the most.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] lapje:
I tried every route... but have sods any time and a lot. I really would like to use this rom but for me nothing worked. Even after flashing and not doing anything not even change a single setting the first time screen was dimmed and tried to unlock the phone a hard reboot was needed because of sod. :mad:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] samarium:
Thanks, however you haven't really added to my knowledge, except to reinforce my suspicions of CSC.

I've been building & patching CM long enough to have a reasonable idea of how CM works.

I don't think cyanogen's language has anything to do with the bootloader language.

I really want to know, if, after CM9 install, there is anything residual from CSC in other partions or configuration of the phone that may affect it's operation, and thus whether changing CSC is worth the effort.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] moyajaya:
Very sorry to hear that Chas! Hope it won't be long beforeyou get it back.

I know this is different than what Chas tried to achieve but here is my experience in case someone wants to do the same...

I moved from CM9 to try the new stock ICS experience and I did the following:

downloaded the new stock ROM and the new CF rooted kernel.

Unzipped the ROM until I reached the N7000XXLPY_N7000OXALPY_N7000XXLPT_HOME.tar.md5 and chose it in mobile Odin, then unzipped the kernel zip until I reached the zImage file. I replaced the kernel on mobile Odin with the new extracted kernel and ticked the the options to keep root and inject super user and mobile Odin. Didn't wipe anything.

Then preceded to install the firmware.

The phone rebooted and did the usual wipes and installs of mobile Odin... Once done it rebooted again and the Samsung logo showed up. After waiting for a while I figured I am stuck in a bootloop because I haven't wiped anything so rebooted to recovery and wiped cache and Dalvic. Same result: stuck in a Bootloop. Rebooted into recovery and did a full wipe this time and it finally rebooted into the OS.

As I explained above, I have done lot of wipes using the new kernel. Am I just lucky that I didn't brick my device or did I do something differently than what Chas did? What should I do to be risk free? Or what should I do to avoid a hard brick when I want to get back to CM9 after I'm done playing with the new Stock ICS?

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Vap0ur:
Totally get that! This is obviously an experimental build though, so possibly not your best option if you're worrying about stability!

I'd suggest relying on stock if you're worried about it... But as you clearly have taste having already installed CM9, that might be futile ;-)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] walda:
Just my 2 cents:

I cant understand why its "needed" to flash a CF Kernel. CM brings a recovery-kernel for backup and so on, so why changeing it?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] thechints:
I dont think I can go back to Stock. WCS, I might go back to Stunner !!!

I just reflashed CM9, wiped cache and dalvik. Let's see how long the honeymoon lasts.

Also, in my previous posts, submitted a LOGCAT. Not only am I getting SODs but at times after swiping the Lockscreen swipe bar gets stuck at the UNLOCK button and the phone freezes and of course only a hard reset can solve it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] schaggo:
Chrome is CPU intense then, I see. I must confess, I didn't check. I just found it noticeable as the stock GB browser on TW ROMs didn't make the device break a sweat.

But no, when idle-charging my device is ok.

Are you sure it's a SOD? On Francos GB-Kernel the device was exhibiting a SOD-like behaviour. It was not SODding though, it just took between 10-60 seconds to get the screen on. The device actually was awake, just screen off.

Just to verify: you are talking about Samsung-branded kernels in conjunction with (post update4-code stage) AOSP/AOKP builds, right? The independently developed opensource kernels should be fine with CWM as I understand.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] stephencwl:
Flash XXLPT modem from the official ICS and my SOD is gone, so far so good. May be too early to say.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] 4i4a:
Vibration is gone

I've installed build #7 yesterday. All was good till today. At one moment vibration is gone. I've tried to reflash cm9/gapps then wipe cache/dalvik cache with no luck.

Could someone help me with this?

I've looked in this thread about vibration problem, but haven't found any issues for build #7

Update:

Worked now, my fault. I've activated quiet hours and made mistake in Start and End hours. As a result mode became active and all vibration was disabled.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] thechints:
Yep, already done that. 2 SODs in the last 7 hours.

Just reflashed CM9, wiped cache and dalvik. Been 2 hours, no SODs yet though.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chasmodo:
Well, my Note is well on its way to my carrier's repair shop. Knowing how quick

they are, I'll be lucky to be back in action when CM v13 or 14 drops (hurry up,

Xplod;)).

However, the upside to my current situation is that I've suddenly become a proud

user of a 4 year old Nokia dumbo.:)

And I find it's a much better phone than the Note because

- no SODs

- my battery life is at least 9 times better than yours

- 100% brick-proof

- when I drop it, concrete craks, Nokia remains intact

- no need to worry about carrier throttling, because it has no InterWeb connectivity

- no color banding/clipping

- one hand manipulation is a breeze

I could go on forever.

So, long live my dumbo, and up yours you miserable, whining Noters.:p

P.S. I also get to discover if such a thing as Real Life™ actually exists?

I wonder...:confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] schaggo:
You still post here, so the obvious conclusion: no, you won't :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] brockyneo:
**** chas just seen your posts sorry to hear god dam ics has took too many casualties makes ya wonder if its all been worth it

Anyway hurry up Samsung repair services we need chas back in action
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chasmodo:
I'll be around, don't worry Brocky. And thanks for the kind words.:)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Vap0ur:
Lol.

Probably has s-pen as well?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] se1988:
LOLLLLL do you have a license for packing that kind of weapons?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] joshua:
Just being curious...

will CM9 be rebuild based on the official N7000XXLPY ICS release?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JJProsetiko:
Good question, wondering this as well
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] joshua:
Sad to hear what happened to ur "miserable Note" :p

But hope u get it back real soon and join back us; whining Noters... muahahahahaaaaa

Cheers Mate...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Pume:
I believe the answer here is no, it won't as CM9 has never been based on Samsung's ROM. It could be though that they'll use the original Note kernel sources to improve the one they have if they see it necessary (which I doubt they will as the current one seems to be quite OK so far).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] NoRmAlY_CrAzY:
Don't know if posted or not,but the Nandroid to restore CM9 from the official ICS(LPY) does not worked out for me.

It started restoring the and gave an error on restoring system,then I thought may be it could be restored by resuming the restore process after pulling back the battery like it was in CF-Repack,but that also didn't worked.Phone was in CM9 recovery version that means kernel was flashed but it coudn't restore the whole Rom.

Tried flashing the CM9 Rom from the kernel's recovery but it also didn't get through.

Ultimately had to flash a GB rom from GB recovery then again back to CM9.But it in the whole process didn't loss Root.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] joshua:
Correct me if i m wrong but i guess i m more on the wrong side...lol

current CM9 for Note is based on I9220 Kernel Source right?

So will it be more stable n more suitable to use N7000 Kernel Source?

i mean i m just being curious thats all....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] masiullah:
Lucky me, I also updated to lpy by following dr.ketan's instruction with wipe option in mobile odin and later on from CWM did dalvik/cache wipe. Every thing is running fine in my note.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hav0c:
Remember, these are experimental releases. If you want stability you should probably use stock.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chasmodo:
Wrong.:)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] joshua:
DAMMED!!! i knew it...i m 9 out of 10 times wrong...

please enlighten meeeeeeee.......:D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chasmodo:
It's based on the I9100 kernel source (SGS2).

I9220 is a leak, there are no sources for that.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Pume:
As far as I understood it is based on i9100 sources. The hardware is quite similar if you count out the display (and the size of course which doesn't affect anything luckily ;) )

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Damn you Chas the forum lurker!!! :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] joshua:
Thanks Pume and Chas for the info....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] prasad.adam:
You are one brave man! Why risk restore from a dangerous Samsung ICS kernel. I would suggest flash stock GB ROM via PC ODIN, root it and then restore CM9 backup.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] matius44:
Sh*t mate! That's an awful luck you got :/

Feel sorry for you man, hope you'll get it back really quick

Damn :/
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] thechints:
Oh yeah, I dont mean Stable Stable, I mean workable stable :)

Just that it keeps SODding every hour. Not done :)

And will I go back to Stock, NO ! Not unless, I had like no other option and my life depended on it, only then :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] antiochasylum:
The sgs2 update4 sources - the only known to be safe :cool:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Trijunction:
@chasmodo

friend.. the best part of the whole story of you bricking your device is your signature has a link for " how to flash ICS and srvive".. irony of sorts..

you are so active and so helpful over here.. wish you get back your phone soon and help us all with your solutions with the beautiful sense houmor attached!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] NoRmAlY_CrAzY:
I think you are talking about the offcial ICS release kernel.Yaa that was ok coz it was the official release as well as OTA so it would not be so dangerous as to possible brickin.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] thechints:
Ok. Lock screen froze again.

Received an email, picked up phone, swiped. Hung

Logcat http://db.tt/oL5bvv3Q

EDIT:

Just changed lockscreen to Pattern, assuming that MIGHT do some trick. SOD all over again :( So much for CM9 joy :(

Logcat after restarting from the SOD here

Thanks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SquirtingCherry:
I get the feeling the SOD problem is in the hardware of some phones, no matter what i throw at my note (ROMS/kernel's/Modem files) i never had a SOD, but my friend is suffering very heavy on them, on GB stock his note is all good but when we try an AOSP based ROM he gets a SOD 4 or 5 times a day.

Really strange if u ask me.