[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] prabhu1980:
BRICKED USERS GUIDE.......

First you need to know that this guide is trying to help you..

I cannot take any responsibility for your brick getting harder ....

.....IGNORE ALL WHO SAID NOT TO WASTE THEIR TIME .....

....... The poll was for a different post related to emmc bug where i suggested a workaround for the emmc bug , which I edited several times....

There are three types of bricks for N7000

a) :o Soft Brick - Stuck at Samsung Logo [Added BootLoop here]

b) :eek: Super Brick - Stuck at flashing Factoryfs.IMG in ODIN . Also called as EMMC Bug....

c) :mad: Hard Brick - Sorry Unrecoverable by this guide. Try THIS

d) Dead Brick - No charging battery sign also - Mostly = Hard Brick ; But there is a window of possibility by a JIG.

e) OTA Brick - A rare kind of Soft Brick which people have encountered due to updating OTA on a rooted Stock ROM.

f) CM12 Brick - A Brick I and another XDA Mate encountered when CM12 encountered a /data write error. Worst is ODIN Flashing Fails .....

:o CM12 Brick :o

CM12 Brick

Error Details : Flashing JB Kernel in ODIN Fails ...

Received Response from LOKE FLashing Failed ....

a) Download the PIT file

b) Flash in Odin

c) After SUCESSFULLY Flashing Pit File

d) Flash ICS KERNEL (SPEEDMOD KERNEL) USING ODIN

e) Now go to Recovery and Flash your Favorite Philz Kernel

:o SOFT BRICKS :o

I will try to describe ways to get Soft Bricked so that you can compare.....

You have messed with the system file. Remember the Blue Screen of windows.

==> 1. Deleting any system file .odex

==> 2. Moving from GB or ICS to CM/AOSP/AOKP Roms without following instructions or vice versa

==> 3. Flashing incomplete ROMS (did not check MD5 - Google it How to check)

==> 4. Flashing an incompetent kernel (oh I didnt read instructions)

==> 5. Many other methods

==> 6. JB BootLoop

Now you have to return to normal state. But beware there is a emmc bug which is going to interfere our correction process. Oops ! It hurts. There is no safe way as on date for ICS except there are Safe Kernels Claimed.

Pray to your favorite god or luck or better pray even if you are an atheist.

RECOVERY STYLE 1 : [ODIN]

GINGERBREAD VERSION

1) Use ODIN

2) Uninstall Samsung KIES. It interferes with the ODIN flashing.

You should have the ADB/USB Drivers

Just in case you don't have them, here are the Samsung USB drivers

3) Download the AbyssKernel 4.2 for ODIN.

Incase it fails u can use 3.9 version too.

4) Wipe Data/Cache/Dalvik.

5) FLASH THE ROOTED KJ4 kernel From PC ODIN - Kernel Link

TRY FLASHING THE STOCK ROM in PDA Try the Oldest Stock ROM - KJ4 click me

Remember to Run ODIN in Admin mode (Right Click and Run even if you are an Admin)

6) Head to Dr Ketan Thread for Rooting...

ICS VERSION

1) Use ODIN

2) Uninstall Samsung KIES. It interferes with the ODIN flashing.

You should have the ADB/USB Drivers

Just in case you don't have them, here are the Samsung USB drivers

3) Download the AbyssKernel 4.2 for ODIN.

Incase it fails u can use 3.9 version too.

4) Wipe Data/Cache/Dalvik

5) FLASH ANY ics rooted rom in Abyss Recovery which has a safe kernel

Remember to Run ODIN in Admin mode (Right Click and Run even if you are an Admin)

RECOVERY STYLE 2 : [CWM]

ICS and GINGERBREAD USERS

a) Go to CWM

b) Flash Abyss Kernel 3.9 or 4.2 [Touch version] or Hydracore latest version.

c) Do data/ factory reset.

d) Flash with your favorite ICS / GB /AOSP/ AOKP/PA/CM9/CM10

[BOOTLOOP JB Leak / Official]

ODIN Version

a) Download Stock JB from Dr Ketans Thread

b) Install Tar file via ODIN in PDA

c) Reboot

d) Root as in Dr Ketans Guide

e) Install Custom ROM from CWM if you need

CWM Version

Understanding the issue now. So Prefer ODIN version now.

END :) SOFT BRICK :)

:o SUPER BRICKS :o

Hmm ... I understand your despair. My friend forest has written a wonderful guide to retrieve you out.

If you are confirmed that you are a Super Brick

Head to this thread ......

But .... Just before heading to Mr Forests Thread May be you are not a Super brick ...

There are few who had the same symptoms of a Super Brick but successfully recovered without the Forest1971 workaround.

RECOVERY STYLE 1 : START HERE

IMPORTANT NOTE : Remove your SD Card and SIM CARD Please

Run ODIN IN ADMIN Mode

a) Now you have to repartition your Note

b) Download the following (Importantly the .pit file)

PIT: Q1_20110914_16GB.pit (Only for users with 16GB Internal SDCard) 32 GB users Please Google ur file.

PDA: CODE_N7000xxxxx_CL627135_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.m d5

PHONE: MODEM_N7000xxxxx_REV_05_CL1067428.tar.md5

CSC: GT-N7000-MULTI-CSC-Oxxxxx.tar.md5

Thanks PrinceOMI & DuckBoot for the download links (PIT Files)

Stock ROM & Pit File Flashing Thread

c) Check these options: Re-Partition, Auto Reboot, and F. Reset Time.

d) Flash thru PC Odin (All the files, particularly the PIT file)

SUCCESS .... GOOD FOR YOU .... Only 2% reported success using this style (I ask you not to Thank me but to write here in this thread if you are successful. Many users do not care..)

RECOVERY STYLE 2 : START HERE

Working on it .... Not able to proceed. Ideas dropped.

END :angel: SUPER BRICK :angel:

:cyclops: OTA BRICKS :cyclops:

I will try to describe ways to get OTA Bricked (very rare)

a) Installed the OTA for ICS ROM Indian Version LPA on a rooted ROM.

Some thing has messed up with your .odex files and you get force closes or Stuck at Samsung LOGO

1) ODIN Method

a) go to Download Mode (Power Button + Vol down + Home)

b) Flash the ICS ROM posted in Dr.Ketan Thread in the PDA

Remember that options are ticked according to this image.

Donot tick repartition.

You can root it by Heading to Dr Ketans thread.

2) CWM Method (Custom Firmware - Closest to LPA ROM)

a) go to Download Mode (Power Button + Vol up + Home)

b) Flash the ROM close to LPA without any Reset or Wiping.

This will endup with a custom ROM Clea Note (LPA Rooted)

END :highfive: SUPER BRICK :highfive: