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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] satishp:
Guys, I'm not new to flashing but I just got a New Note around 3 weeks ago and I'm on stock ICS 4.0.3 LPA. I usually never run on stock but I dont want to brick my emmc and AFAIK, Samsung has still not proclaimed any of their kernels as "SAFE" even though we believe that stock ICS wont do any harm. But I have never run on stock ROMS on any of my previous phones. Even my SGS2(sold) was MIUI all the way. But since Note is a more vulnerable device and the warranty here in India sucks, could anyone give me the "safest" step by step instructions on moving from Stock ICS DDLPA 4.0.3 to Paranoid 0.5 and also back to stock if ever necessary.

I have searched, I have read every tutorial, I have seen every video on how to flash but none of them clearly states my needs.

1) As I am on ICS (speedmod kernel k3-7), is it safe to flash a Gingerbread ROM via PC ODIN?

2) If the 1st one is a go, I do not want to increase my binary counter while rooting gingerbread or installing Paranoid. I know about TriangleAway but since it requires the CF Kernel, flashing many kernels(on the NOTE) freaks me out at the moment. So I just want to flash the ROM without any increase in binary counter.

3) In the video guide on installing Paranoid Android, I see that the person goes into CWM recovery in the Gingerbread Kernel and flashes the Paranoid ZIP file and GAPPS and then proceeds to Wipe Data\Factory Reset. But once the paranoid android ZIP file is flashed, isnt he on an ICS kernel? Correct me if I'm wrong.

4) I see that Paranoid Android uses the CM9 kernel. Is it guaranteed Safe to Wipe using this kernel? Does it have the MMC_CAP_ERASE disabled like the speedmod kernels?

5) Last, incase if I ever want to revert back to Stock ICS for any reason, is it safe to flash back to Stock ICS using PC Odin while still on the CM9 Kernel or do I need to flash the Stock Gingerbread first over the existing CM9 kernel?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Leechoonhwee:
1. Yes

2. You can also flash only gb kernel and then flash paranoid

3. See 2.

4. CM9 solved the mmc bug ages ago

5. Yes you can flash direct.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DJ_smooth:
I'm getting ready to take the plunge and go from stock GB to Paranoid Android. I think I understand all the steps but I have a couple of questions. I'm coming from a full root stock GB. I did the paste into /system test to verify root.

Is it worth installing CWM in order to do a nandroid backup? Or is PC Odin + Titanium backup just as good? I just want to be sure I can get back to a working phone with all my data if I make a mistake or misunderstand something.

Assuming the flash to PA goes as planned, is it safe to use Titanium Backup to restore Apps + data? I know I should not restore system backups but it would be nice to not have to set up all my apps again.

Thanks for taking the time to reassure another noob.

David
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] little-vince:
Rather than "taking the plunge", I prefer "climbing the mountain". Cuz once your done, the view will be amazing. ;)

And only nandroid if you are extremely paranoid (cwutididdere) about screwing up. Nandroid backs up absolutely everything so it can be a bit tedious and it may take some time.

Good on you for reading up beforehand, and yes. You can use TB to restore apps+data.

Best of luck and see you at the top. ^^
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rockky:
Infrequent updates take the fun out of running this rom
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mfractal:
So why don't you go run something else? All the devs are busy with JB, that's why it's been slow....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chasmodo:
Yes, everything has ground to a halt, it seems.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] robb13:
+1

Right now I'm using SPB Mobile Shell that runs with the tablet interface. I'm loving it. All the SPB features with all the ParanoidAndroid features. I'll try TSF later today.

¿What launchers are you guys using?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SpyderTracks:
I've only tested imilkas efforts, not stuck with them as certain limitations for my daily use.

But let's face it, cm9, paranoid, are the most coveted of alternative ui's on Android. The fact he's giving us note users the opportunity is a huge plus for all of us.

Many thanks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] robb13:
It sure is :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] robb13:
What do you guys think about the new 0.2 version of Imilkas Paranoid Android?? :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] robb13:
I check every five minutes for ParanoidAndroid V 0.3 haha I'm addicted to PA :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] anasmonster:
V0.2 is marvelous. Almost everything is fixed.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] robb13:
Yeah I know, but its always exciting to see what a new version will bring us :D Don't get me wrong. I love PA v 0.2 I wont try anything else :D unless of course PA v 0.3 haha :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ch19:
The SGN is my first Android device. I thought it was good with the stock GB TW interface, but it's a totally different beast now that I'm running PA v0.2.

Big thanks to Imilka and everyone involved in PA and CM9!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] robb13:
+1 I exact same thing happened to me :D SGN + PA = Perfection :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] wanzer:
will the 0.3 come out today? or it is just your supposition?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] robb13:
I don't know :( I just like to check every five minutes haha :p
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] anasmonster:
Hehe we got paranoid about the new version. :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] robb13:
haha you're right!! Now I understand the name "Paranoid" Android!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] THUDUK:
I loved this ROM, but the lack of S-Pen features and the pen doesn't seem to react and is not as smooth as with Samsung based roms

Sent from a galaxy note far far away
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] robb13:
I really don't use the S-Pen so I guess that is why I love PA so much. I can see how this can be a turn off for you :( Lets hope things get better in future versions :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] anasmonster:
Their are many replacement but not as good as the Snote.

But for PA u would give up that Snote their are so many things and it will be more on the next version.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] robb13:
+1 :D Yeah I would give up somethings to for PA
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] bobthewonderdog:
This rom rocks! I think the only things that I could ask for are the random wake locks being fixed. I am more than happy to live with them though as everything else is amazing... roll on 0.3
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] richlum:
I have installed PA on my old Galaxy S and it is very cool. But no USB OTG or USB tethering support prevents me from using thus on my Note as an everyday environment.

Poor SPen performance us also a concern as I use it quite often.

I'm hoping these get implemented soon so I can make the switch.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DJ_smooth:
Stupid question but searching so far has not answered it. Do I have to have Clockworkmod installed to install Paranoid Android or can I do it from the stock recovery?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] XeOniFiCaTiOn:
Yes. You would need to have cwmr. It its not possible to install pa with stock recovery.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] willstay:
After deliberating, I finally installed PA V0.5. To tell you frankly, I was fully satisfied with GB 2.3.6 and TW that I did not see even need to root. So after 8 month of owning, I installed this ROM.

Good points:

1. Feels smoother than GB

2. Tablet UI is nice and the only reason I wanted to try this was it has soft Home key (I realized after I moved to Galaxy phones, I stopped pressing physical Home and I always repeatedly pressed Back to come back to home and start another application. If Home is easy to press, then I thought I will be more inclined to multitask).

Bugs:

1. Settings -> More -> Mobile networks -> Access point names <-- clicking this takes me back to main Settings window and hence cannot configure APN

2. Cannot installed apks from SD card. (Settings -> SEcurity -> Unknown sources is ticked. When I click .apk file from ES File Explorer, "Install" button is disabled)

Disadvantages:

1. Email app has white background which I cannot set to darker and it is eye straining.

2. Same is true for Contact list (white background).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] little-vince:
reboot your device and it should be fixed.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] willstay:
Thanks little-vince. It worked.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] blitze:
Query, I have Google Maps but I am finding that the screen sleeps when Maps are being used. My understanding is that Maps should overide screen power saving.

Any suggestions on what can be done???
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] undrwater:
As an avid scuba diver, I take exception to this remark! However, I completely agree with the sentiment!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mtora83:
You think there can be a PARANOID version of MIUI?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] projeto56:
I've tried to port an aokp version of paranoid android but no luck :(

Seems it is harder to do than I originally thought.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] little-vince:
Well if you hate cm9 that much, you could always try the AOSP version of paranoid that imilka ported.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1516515

It's discontinued though.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] decat:
I also posted this in a Q&A topic:

I'm having a ' Error while restoring /system!'

Some days ago I tried CM10 and Paranoid CM10, could flash them both with succes.

I had like 20 back up on my sd and wanted to revert back to Paranoid CM9 0.5.

While I was trying to restore I got the above mentioned error.

Not one of all my back ups was usable to revert back.

So I searched and read a bit overhere and saw it necessary to use the approriate kernel to revert back.

If I understood right, when being on CM10 you first had to flash a CM9 kernel to restore a CM9 ROM.

I tried this but I never succeeded, no big harm anyway. I did a clean install and moved on.

Till today when I made a back up from my CM9 Paranoid CM9 0.5 ROM, with stock kernel.

The back up went fine and I flashed 0.4, I played a bit with 0.4, went back to recovery and tried to restore my latest 0.5 back up, which again, did not succeed. Got the same Error while restoring /system! error.

With the first problem I understand there was issue between CM9 and CM10, but the second time I don't. I had a CM9 back up, flashed a CM9 ROM and tried to restore a CM9 ROM;

Does anyone know what could cause this problem ? Am I doing something wrong ?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mfractal:
Some iterations of CM9 kernel have the backup restore issue. Flash the latest CM9 kernel, backup and restore both work fine on it.

Here's the link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29158659 to kernels repo.

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Asylumized!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] decat:
Thanks, will try that one next time. :cowboy:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] projeto56:
I don't hate cm9, I just think the personalization options from aokp would be awesome on the pa
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] little-vince:
i know. :P

i was just kidding.

you could still give that aosp rom a shot if you want.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Abagnale:
so is PA discontinued due to the work on jb rom?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] XeOniFiCaTiOn:
Looks like it. But to be fair ...pa .5 is quite stable. And he could just leave it and implement new features on JB
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] MTAlmeida:
Don't no...but....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] YLNdroid:
Considering CM9 Stable (9.0.0) was released on 10 August 2012, I am wondering if and when will the Ice Cream Sandwich version of Paranoid Android incorporate it?

:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] gedster314:
I just went back to Paranoid 0.4a. It just seems to work better for me. .5 was ok but the JB build is still not there for me.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ChodTheWacko:
Just flash the kernel. No need to wait
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] TutAnkAmoNn:
If I make this unique and genuine rom! and I have to say it's the best!

Imilka Congratulations!

Greetings from Spain!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] YLNdroid:
ChodTheWacko, do you mean the cm9_safe_kernel.tar file?

:confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chasmodo:
No, he means Kernel_CM9.0.0_SR_CWM_Flashable.zip - this is the kernel extracted from CM9 Stable Release.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] YLNdroid:
chasmodo, apologies for the daft question, but where do I locate the said kernel in the cm-9.0.0-n7000.zip package?

:confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] MTAlmeida:
It's right there on Chas's signature !!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1789397

... and a quick search would have resolved !
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rajhc:
wifi problems on paranoid cm 10

I absolutely love PA on cm10, its like I was gifted a new phone! However I seem to be having a,major WiFi problem. My WiFi connection is painfully slow. It might be a connectivity issue who knows, but my laptop on the same WiFi blazes on while surfing the or downloading from the net. I also flashed utackas cm 10 nightlies to confirm and I was right on that ROM again my WiFi was working fine...I flashed back to pa because now all the other cm10/aokp jb roms feel outdated. I love the small tablet mode on this rom , I don't want to use another ROM if anybody could help me out would be greatly appreciated...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] AA1973:
Try one of the newer CM10 kernels here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29158659

HTH

JellyCore // HydraCore 3.1b
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rajhc:
I have tried all the latest job kernels on that thread including Hydra core and one of the asylum ones, it didn't work... the only thing that works is flashing any of the other cm 10 or aokp job ROMs.. and yes I have flashed just about all of them. I like pa the best but this nagging issue is killing me
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] apascual89:
Sorry wrong thread
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] undrwater:
I posted in Q&A, but I figured I'd post in here as well. In the middle of web browsing and other general phablet activity, the phone lost signal with the SIM card. A message popped up that prompted me to reboot, and I had no recourse other than to do that. Upon reboot, still no SIM. After a few more, it would sometimes show, but then disappear again.

I tested the SIM in a couple of other phones I have (Galaxy S2, and Dell Streak), and it works fine in both, so I think I can rule out a bad SIM. The next possibilities are ROM, Kernel, or hardware (please no!).

My next step is to flash a stock ROM, which I assume will flash a different radio than PA uses. Is this a correct assumption? Any other ideas? I believe I do not have recourse to return for warranty.

Thanks!

PA 0.5 with 3.5 Hydracore Kernel
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] MTAlmeida:
PA and CM ROMs do not flash radio.

The modem on your phone still the one you had when you where on stock ROM... except if you flashed another one by your self !

Go to stock and see what happens... if it comes back to normal, then it was something wrong with the custom ROM, or kernel, or some setting that you have applied ! ... only my 2 cents! ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Sean Sheep:
Today's PA update broke Swiftkey

Anyone else find that 2.1 has broken Swiftkey? Stopped working after I updated from 1.991. Then tried full wipe and still no joy. Anyone got any ideas to try?

Thanks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Usamovic:
Guys , how's the battery with HydraCore ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] undrwater:
I tried flashing another modem, and while I get better signal when the radio works, I discovered it still "quits". I do believe I have found the problem though, and it hurts. I believe heat is the issue. When I'm browsing while charged, or playing a resource heavy game, the phone heats up and the radio dies. If I cool the phone in the refrigerator, then restart, radio is back up.

I guess I am on a search for the coolest running kernel.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] cgkanchi:
Pretty good. Lowest deep sleep power draw I've seen so far on any ROM, including stock 4.0.4, about 1-2% per hour, depending on network, WiFi strength etc. The battery life during use seems to be about the same as anything else, about 4-6 hours web browsing/gaming (non-3d, mostly NinJump and Ceramic Destroyer)/etc.

I had the l2_hsic issue once on HydraCore 3.1b, but not so far on 3.5.

Cheers,

cgkanchi

EDIT: I'm on PA 2.1 with HydraCore 3.5 OC.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] MTAlmeida:
I think you should revert to stock and test to see if still happens...

maybe you will have to drop your phone on samsung center for fix or even to replace the phone !

Good luck to you ! :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] undrwater:
No luck it appears. Stock did not solve my problem, and apparently Samsung does not support international devices in the US, so no repair option that way. I have a couple of other options including ebaying the device as a wifi tablet and getting the Note 2.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] NaveenKD:
I came to PAv2.1 from PAv0.5.

Earlier I was able to set the recent apps display to Sense view.

I am not able to find similar setting in this. Anybody knows how!?

Galaxy Note

Paranoid Android 2.x, Hydracore, TSF
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] undrwater:
I was much too hasty. Apparently the SIM card became corrupted. My Skyrocket was apparently less sensitive to it and ran it for 2 days, but then POOF! no SIM.

at&t employee could not extract data from it. Note back in business.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] MTAlmeida:
Good news ! :highfive:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] decat:
I got a tether problem but I don't know to what it might be related. Using the latest PA CM10 release with Hydracore kernel.

When I enable USB tethering it auto switches off some seconds later. Wifi tethering works fine.

I've searched the CM10/AOKP, normal CM10 thread and this PA thread but couldn't find an answer to this problem.

Also tried different cables but it didn't help either.

Any ideas?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] decat:
I flashed 2.17 yesterday and it ran fun, but sometimes there was some distortion / weird lines in the screen.

Any idea how this comes?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] moviecut:
@decat: flash 2.18 and see, if its fixed!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] baadie:
Wif problems

Im on the PAv2.18 (4.1.1). Im still encountering wifi problems. Wifi get disconnected when locking the phone. Anybody else got this problem aswell?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] AA1973:
Check your WiFi settings.

Menu button> advanced and there look at "keep WiFi on during sleep"

Might be that "Never (increases data usage)" is ticked.

Change to "always".
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] decat:
yup, it is!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] evan rythem:
Paranoid android will always be my choice of rom...it perfectly matches the galaxy note "phone ? tablet ? it's galaxy note" idea.....keep up the good work guys.....really appreciate the effort you guys did there.....:D

Sent from my GT-N7000
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] YLNdroid:
Hello all, I am a tad perplexed and hence humbly request you all to pardon my naivety. Is this thread open for the discussion of Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean versions of Paranoid Android?

:silly:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] little-vince:
Your naivety has been pardoned, due to the absence of distinct separate threads.

As such, I can affirm what you proposed that such a thread is indeed open for discussion of both versions of Paranoid Android.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] krlosluna05:
Hello, since I updated to this version and had some problems with all my browsers, while with wifi pages loaded fine when I'm used with my mobile data is loaded into a single column on the left and is deconfigured.

Enviado desde mi GT-N7000 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Sakthi23:
I am a fan of PA but i feel as if the stock camera gives better results than the PA camera ...

Is it true ??
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JoshuaTumanda:
As far I I have read, PA is based in CM9, then CM9 does not implement S-pen or any TW version, thus S-Pen features are not implemented but the function is still there. If Opendesign stylus pen feature is ported to cm9, in that way we can use the full capability of the S-Pen.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] robb13:
I use USB tethering without a problem on 0.2v :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] robb13:
There are lots of TW apps you can use on CM9 including the new version of TW (Galaxy SIII) Only no S-Note I think.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] karamelos:
Hi for example an app with the s-pen on cm9 :

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.steadfastinnovation.android.projectpapyrus

Envoyé depuis mon GT-N7000
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] richlum:
Thanks for the confirmation. Maybe it's just a GalaxyS and PA problem.

Does USB OTG work on the Note with PA?

Specifically, USB thumb drives, USB midi controller keyboard and USB mouse/keyboard.

I don't use the USB mouse/keyboard that often as I usually use bluetooth, but it would be nice to have just in case.

But USB thumb drives and USB midi keyboard functionality I use often.

thanks,

Rich
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] THUDUK:
I know you can download all kinds of apps from the market to utilise you're s-pen, its more the fact the pen just doesn't work as smoothly or accurately. The main reason I bought the note

Sent from a galaxy note far far away
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hnyuk49:
It seems that the PA is hotter than tw-based rom, :-??
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] silverbold17:
To all that already had PA installed...am so TEMPTED to flash to PA v0.2 after looking at this discussion!!!

But I've just got a single question before taking the 1st step...

Am currently on CheckROM HD v6, Franco #10 kernel. I've done CWM backup. If I'm to downgrade from PA v0.2 in the future, will i be just restore from CWM backup and everything will be back to what I'm having now?

Regards,

SiLvErBoLd17
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] fabu09:
There is a change log for version 0.3 already released on the PA thread but is to complicated for the average person to understand, anyone care to explain, also will the update have codecs to play MP4 videos on the stock player, also will TV out be ever added?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] THUDUK:
Sorry if this had been answered already, but does Swype work ok

Sent from a galaxy note far far away
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] brooon:
Due to some very good alternatives (e.g. papyrus), there is only one main problem that still exists:

Palm rejection.

PA is THE monster super mega rom for our Note. But the lack of palm rejection is still bothering me.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Danne980:
No problem with swype if you have the right apk. Atleast not for me. Love that keyboard!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kromosto:
I am thanking Imilka for his good work and i always appreciate him. I tried paranoid for 2 days. it is exactly the rom i want to see running on my note but it has some problems like cant installing some apps (i think it is about cm9 kernel) so unfortunately i had to flash another rom :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] AA1973:
Yes.it does....

Paranoid Galaxy Note N7000 - PARANOID ANDROID (CM9)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Poncho_D:
Love this ROM but few niggles not related to CM9...

Came to this ROM from V.1 and very happy with it despite the lock screen shortcuts being uneditable.

My problem is with some of my widgets randomly changing their pd depending on what apps I use. I have them all set in the Hybrid Settings list of apps with dpi set to 160 and the enforce tick box checked but it sometimes just reverts back to normal.

Restarting Apex returns them to the requested size but not sure how to fix it permanently.

Besides this is just a minor issue and the ROM is fantastic in every other way.