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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] xdevz:
i am attaching a shot which says ive the potentialy prob chip. However i never had a problem. changed officail roms, tried cm7, cm9 and miui. never changed kernels except what the roms gave me.

so i conclude that if a i9100 user avoids erasing internal storage, they are good to go. obviously this tip is for paranoid users.

i have a problem though. recently my capacitive buttons stopped working. actually sometimes they work and sometimes dont. is it due to leaving the charger pluged in overnight?

they stop working all of a sudden. then sometimes after reboot, sometimes by using Task Manager > Clear Memory, sometimes by using usb cable to charge it for a couple of minutes, sometimes running fw update using code *#2663#, sometimes by reflashing the official rom package, i get them to work again. does this mean i avoided brick problem but ended up with this issue? or is this problem something different? phone is not in warranty. it is i9100. made in korea. battery seems to be healthy. no other problems noticed. csc was xeukd1. fw/rom/pda was xwke1.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] zeguym:
Mine detected as danger.

Is it always danger to wipe/factory reset using cwm, stock recovery or system FR, or its will brick if using firmware that potentially has eMMC bugs, like example LPY firmware ?

Mine using LP9.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] amjath:
Hi guys,

I was on stock kernel, then moved to SiyahKernel SGS2 v3.3.2 got 0x19 revision. so moved to speedmod kernel now but i have still the same 0x19 revision.

Please help!!! :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Final5k:
-please delete- found answer.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Entropy512:
I9100 users need to LEARN TO READ THE FIRST POST IN ITS ENTIRETY AND READ ALL POSTS LINKED FROM IT. Especially http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27074278&postcount=69
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Temp2012:
Ok im lost, i testest if i have a bad chip with the app in the first post and it say i have a known bad chip etc... but in the list u gave it says cm9 is safe, and thats wat i have, so why is the app sayin i have a known bad chip ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] xhepera:
Is it truly that difficult to understand that although you have a buggy chip, the CM9 firmware will not activate that bug? Imagine you have a 3-feet deep pothole on the left side of your driveway. If you pull into or out of the driveway on the right side, you can enter and exit smoothly. If you do it on the left side, well you run the risk of getting stuck in the pothole. CM9 is on the right side of your chip's driveway.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Temp2012:
Ok ok slow down, for god sake, people on this site r just arrogant idiots. I was a lil confused so a lil explanation is all i needed, not a sarcasm reply.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] cdmackay:
That wasn't a sarcastic reply, it was an analogy, trying to be helpful, I think. I don't think it deserved an "arrogant idiot" reply...

The linked post says very clearly that three conditions are required to cause a brick, only one of which is the buggy chip.

Chainfire's app tests for this single condition, only, not the other two as well.

If you are running CM9, then you have not got one of the three required conditions, so you are safe.

i.e. since CM9 means you don't have one of the conditions, whether you have the other two (one of which is the bad chip) doesn't matter: you're still safe, whether your chip is bad or not.

does that help?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] xhepera:
"A lil explanation" is what I tried to give you. If I was being sarcastic you'd still be hurtin'. "Arrogant idiot?" I was only trying to help your ignorant azz.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] amjath:
But I use official ICS ROM and official Kernel for i9100 but still it is showing brickbug

:(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] xhepera:
Because your chip still has the firmware element that causes the bricking, BUT your ROM and your kernel are safe in that they will not issue the instruction that causes the bug to be activated.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] gspears:
Thank your Entropy512. Your hard work in this matter is greatly appreciated by all here. I do have a little confusion though. Are the latest Chainfire Kernels safe? Or since they are still official N-7000 ICS code we still shouldn't risk doing a wipe with them?

Thanks again for all you do for the XDA community.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] amjath:
Phew thx that's a relief, that bug ll be in sleep mode
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Temp2012:
See now this reply has no arrogance or sarcasm in it, its a simple explanation and thats all i wanted.

Thanks you
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] sanghaviraj:
I'm on stock ics with speedmod kernel, which is known to be safe bcoz of the emnc erased, so why does this app still show the bug, help please
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] cdmackay:
This app merely tells you whether you have a chip that is susceptible to bricking. i.e. the chip's firmware is a version that has the bug.

There are other conditions that also have to be met to actually cause a brick, and one of those is an unsafe kernel. This app does not check for that.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] YTY6:
I'm running a GT-I9100 and this app shows me I got the faulty chip.

However, im running at the moment Hydra H2O, this rom:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1403044

I use the kernel linked by the dev in the first post:

3.0.33-hydra4-r26+

My recovery is CWM Touch which came with the rom.

I read the post and the links in the first post of this thread. Still i have no idea if my recovery and kernel are safe (as i do have the faulty chip).

Am I safe?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] edlee:
So with future updates will it make the flash memory version go from x19 to x25, or your flash controller will always be x19 even after the future ics releases?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Rob1972:
Why does the got brick bug app transfers 22 MB data in the background?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Spiralzz:
You don't need to worry. GT-I9100 is the least in danger.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] cdmackay:
No-one yet knows what Samsung are going to do, and they are not telling.

People consider it likely that future releases will involve SW changes to avoid bricking, without changing the firmware from 0x19, if indeed that is even possible.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Zero Night:
Does anyone not have the brick bug.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] gspears:
Very few!:confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] gowthamgam:
ya now i fully got it.thank u bro.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] alin62:
Kernel 3.0.15-I9100XWLPG-CL619441 dpi@DELL 150 #3 is safe to use?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Kenlacy:
Hmmm. I flashed the Blu Kuban ICS rom to my SPH-D710. Everything works fine. I guess I got lucky
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] xdevz:
i9100 users! Please borrow some brain if you are running short on supply. Even if you have a bad chip, you are safe by using a safe kernel. See the FIRST post and find which ones are confirmed to be safe. If still in doubt, ask the people who made the kernel - that you want to use.

This chip problem is fairly popular now. So, all active kernels must have taken care of it already.

I hope sense prevails.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] xhepera:
Wow. Reason and common sense in a tidy, little nutshell. Kudos!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] JAMIE1000UK:
Dont know if this is already asked but im on bad chip firmware, is safe to flash say cm9 rc1 even though i have the bad firmware ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Att.Fan1982:
Yes, it's safe but you must first go back to a gingerbread rom, gain full root access then flash the cm rom
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] HLG.:
Hey guys, I have a question.

What is the safest rom to flash if I have the brick bug?

I'm currently running stock ICS 4.0.3.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] gowthamgam:
all n7000 NOTE have brick bug issue stock gb is the safe from emmc brickbug try this dr.ketans link to get stock roms and installation instructions gud luck.

THANK ME IF YOU WISH :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] CJSlim79:
Same **** different day... - Affected...

Now need to get back to GB..

This is ridiculous from Samsung, they dragged their heels so much in releasing ICS then still release something with a bug like this...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] HLG.:
I have the Galaxy S2, not Galaxy Note, sorry for not mentioning that.

I don't like GB, I am currently thinking about flashing CM9.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] triadwarfare:
I've got the brickbug on the SGNote. The note was very unstable and heating up when the microSD is inserted so I had to do a backup, and factory restore. I confirmed that the Note is known to have the brickbug issue. Unfortunately, I ignored everyone's advice and tried to do backup and restore on CWM to get data from ToDo since my sister needs it badly. Unfortunately things got a lot worse and caused a super brick bug. I tried to restore it in Odin (Using official firmware so that I won't trip the flash counter) After googling this brick bug, I found out that the data partition is already corrupted and Odin would install it normally but since it could not mount the data partition, it's stuck in an endless loop.

To get it working, I tried methods such as adb and repartitioning (I didn't know how to use ADB and I studied hard just to find out how to make ADB work to the point that I taught myself how to use linux commands). Initially, the remounting worked but it was very unstable and heats and freezes a lot. Tried another repartitioning but it never booted. I almost hardbricked the device. Finally, I gave up, returned it to the old partiton, put some of the backup files on the internal memory to make it look like that it was just reset, and advised my sister to have it sent to Samsung for a replacement as this is beyond my capability because it's a hardware issue.

While talking to a front desk representative in the Service center, he said that they don't know and encountered the brick bug, but he did say that there was a note that was returned because it was not powering up and they had its motherboard replaced (I'd assume it was a hard brick, but he would never know as he was not an actual technician). My sister went to the service center on her own a few hours later and a tech asked her if it was flashed in Odin. She said she doesn't know anything about it. Had she known that it was flashed in odin, the warranty would be instantly void and Samsung would refuse to take responsibility of repairing the damage caused by the brickbug.

When we get the SGNote back, I'll send the data collected by 'Got Brickbug' just for an FYI if Samsung is doing an effort to replace the faulty motherboards with new non-faulty motherboards.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] bigbry87:
Wow... I need to be more careful..... It is so sad too, because I'm a Flashaholic.....:crying:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] yakovlevtx:
I have UCLE5, now what?

I have an i777 with 0x19.

I upgraded to UCLE5 using Kies before reading how bad it was. Now what do I do?

On this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1727109

It says to do a factory reset before using ODIN to write the original GB firmware. However, from reading this, that seems like it might brick my phone. Should it be safe to write the GB firmware and then do the factory reset?

Do we have any idea when we'll know if UCLE5 is affected?

Is there a safer way to go back to stock UCKH7 or UCKK6, possibly with an additional intermediate step?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] triadwarfare:
Confirmed... The motherboard is still replaced with the same motherboard with the same eMMC chip that has this bug... Trying to play smart and teach the technicians that the chip has a known problem might get your warranty void.

For me, this "defective" eMMC chip is like a ticking time bomb... I fear the note will break itself due to the bug still existing in the system.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] May Arno:
Cannot install the app. It's stock at "Installing"

Thanks to the missing Search functionality of the forum I can't even tell if somebody else have the problem of installing it as well. And the thread is growing faster than I am reading then no way ...

Attached the screen shot.

:confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] robertogl:
i've this...now with stock rom and kernel, can i flash some rom or it is better that i stay with this?

(oh, i've galaxy s2, so i'm safe with lpf?)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] TheCreat:
I just wanted to add my information to this. I've also very recently got my I9100 and (not surprisingly) started reading stuff when I came across the mention of a possible brick bug. Mine is a version that already ships with ICS (meaning quite recently produced), unfortunately in white (if that matters at all, but I doubt it, only mention it since it was the only SGSII the shop had that directly came with ICS).

Like t00dy (back on page 20-something), I have a chip/revision VIS00M/0x09 unknown to Entropy512, but considering t00dy just got his straight back from a repair shop (motherboard replaced!) and my completely new one shipped with this chip-fw, I'd

assume

it's actually (completely) safe. I can only

speculate

that this is the replacement chip for the dangerous one, being used from now on.

So in conclusion it seems that brand new versions are shipping where the underlying hardware (or low-level firmware) issue might be finally resolved! Glad I've got one of them :cowboy:

(Yes, I'm aware that I'm mostly safe anyway with a I9100 considering there are basically no known kernels that are dangerous. Just wanted to add that newer phones seem to now ship with different chips)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] sahilarora2003:
M i safe? :confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] HLG.:
No.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] cpl.Bower:
and this could be "fixed" by software?. hmm. Still, if ever jelly bean is released for SG2 this would stay there. Interesting. I wonder if this could be remotely exploited
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Tuqano:
TNX a lot dear Samsung -.- !!! I am so happy that I am part of the "lucky crew of the 0x19 Chip"!!! :mad:

And now, icing on the cake would be that Jelly Bean would not be released for my GS2!!!:mad: F**k you Samsung,

all of us have bought the phone, you have not given as a gift to us.

Bye Bye Samsung!! :eek:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] GFXi0N:
Isn't there like a way to update this chip by software to a safer version so that everyone would get out of danger?

Sorry if it's a noobish question.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] iltore:
0x19 VY00M virus or not? :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] ablor:
Virus?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] iltore:
infected
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] TheCreat:
I assume you meant VYL00M? Let me quote the first post for you:

So yea, infected (known bad, has bug, not good). Why didn't you use the app? It says so right below the chip info: known bad!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Phil3759:
A full wipe from a CWM script using these commands will be safe on any kernel?

If you can confirm it, I will use this instead of any CWM built-in wipe function

run_program("/sbin/mount", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p9", "/system");
delete_recursive("/system");
mount("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p7", "/cache");
delete_recursive("/cache");
run_program("/sbin/mount", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p10", "/data");
delete_recursive("/data/");

Another possibility in CWM script is use of the format command

Is that command safe to use to avoid brick bug?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] kamkamtoy:
It;s just now that my SGS2 is not free from this bad chip. Got 0x19. Just gotta be careful. Tsk! Tsk! :eek:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Dennypalace:
My device is also 0x9 Unknown

My phone is built 2012.5.10 VIS005M...are you the same?

My guess is the device is new so the Internal data is not detected

---------- Post added at 11:52 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:43 AM ----------

Your device is gs2?my is also 0x9 VIS005M...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] g0tch:
I'm sure showing my age, ignorance and newnes here but how you guys install this app?

Regards,
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Entropy512:
Downgrade to Gingerbread, then wipe from Gingerbread. OR use a source-built kernel with UCLE5 - there are plenty of safe custom kernels available for the I777.

Depends on what you mean by "fixed" -

Protected from damage? Yes - that's what all I9100 kernels had prior to XXLQ5, and what nearly all custom kernels for these devices have. For example, the CM9 kernel for GT-N7000 has double protection - the kernel blocks any and all erase commands, in addition, it has a recovery that does not attempt to erase when formatting.

Upgraded to be immune? As far as I can tell, not without fully wiping the entire chip, including the bootloaders. So it's very difficult to deploy this.

Damage repaired without upgrade? - Same limitations as an upgrade, all information I've been provided so far indicates that it requires a fullwipe. An attempt can be made to fullwipe, repartition, and rewrite bootloaders in one power cycle, but if it fails you have a traditional hardbrick. At least it will be JTAG recoverable.

As to exploited - you raise an interesting point. If a privilege escalation exploit for 4.0.3 or 4.0.4 is ever discovered, malware could privilege-escalate and then call the erase ioctls - nuking piles of devices in the process.

mount + delete_recursive is safe, but can sometimes fail to repair minor filesystem corruption

CWM's format command is unsafe, unless the wipe component has been disabled. CM9 kernels implement BOARD_SUPPRESS_EMMC_WIPE so that the format command is safe and wiping is safe from CWM even on dangerous kernels. (This protection is redundant though, as all source-built CM9 kernels are set up to block erase commands from ever hitting the chip.)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] 00raq00:
Is way to check if my installed kernel is unsafe ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Entropy512:
I updated my list of safe/unsafe kernels in the post that Chainfire linked to from the OP.

New I9100 releases such as XXLQ5 are UNSAFE.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Phil3759:
Thank you a lot for the support,

I have 2 other questions:

- Is there a tool I can check for filesystem errors on android?

- After delete_recursive, if there is filesystem corruption, using odin+repartition is the safest alternative?

Thank you a lot again for the help
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] SpyderTracks:
Tool in play store "eMMC check". Need to be rooted to perform scan.

I'll leave the other answer to entropy.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Phil3759:
eMMC check does have nothing to do with filesystem check, only brickbug fw report :rolleyes:

So, my 2 questions are still open:

- a tool to check the filesystem for errors, include system and data partitions

- if errors are present, using odin+repartition is a safer alternative to the format comand?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] SpyderTracks:
Sorry dude, misinterpreted your request.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] :
Sorry if this is a stupid question, there are a lot of pages on this forum to read.

I have a GT-N7000, and i DO have a 0x19.

I do not EVER plan on flashing a rom, and will only update in future via kies (not Odin).

I have a simple root where SU is injected with CWM.

Am I at risk for Superbrick if I do not ever flash a rom or wipe w/o using Kies?

Would I be at less risk if my phone was not rooted?

thanks for the info!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Rainbowboy:
Crazy hardware unbeliveable SAMSUNG!!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] aziz981:
I am posting this again. had posted it in a different thread earlier

I read this post http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1633943

and have realized that i have bricked my phone.

Because i attempted a factory wipe on unsafe official kernel and recovery cwm 5.5.

It corrupted a drive and is hardbricked.

However is there any workaround? My recovery and downloading mode both are working.

Again summarizing

1. on official kernel rooted with cf-5.5

2. Attempted factory wipe from recovery - stuck and restarting stuck in bootloop

3. Flashed the official ics kernel again - no boot up, went to recovery wiped, still stuck at logo

4. Flashed an old gb official kernel, still stuck at logo.

Its a panic situation for me. Is there anything i can do? Or my SGN is as good as dead? Or should i wait?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] SpyderTracks:
Check this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1661590
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] SpyderTracks:
It doesn't matter how you upgrade the ics kernel is still affected, so yes, still at risk.

There are suggestions that root may increase chances of triggering the bug.

Remember, the only way to trigger is by factory resetting, or full wipe in recovery. If you don't do this you're safe.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] aziz981:
My another SGS2 is unsafe too. Thanks for the heads up...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] :
So if i ever want to factory reset i should 1. Downgrade to GB 2. Factory reset and 3. Then upgrade ICS

Is that correct?

So this bug happens to people who factory reset who have never even touched root or flashed?

Thank yoi for any insight
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Mittaa:
I have faulty chip too :(

I was early too jump on-board I9100XXLQ5 firmware but quickly returned to my previous firmware using Nandroid / Rom Manager.

No problem - only had to fix missing serial by flashing a ICS bootloader.

Now I would like to know if recovering using Nandroid and Rom Manager is taking use of this kind of risky wipe?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] SpyderTracks:
Yes, for wipe, best to downgrade, or install abyss kernel to perform wipe and then reflashing ics, same thing.

Yes, that's correct, we've had a few Virgin phones bricked.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] SpyderTracks:
Afaik, nandroid restores should be safe, but our notes are not able to use rom manager so I'm not familiar with its processes. I would still restore from a gb kernel just to be cautious. Best to check your s2 threads to be safe though.

The areas you need not to do are changing csc, cwm or stock recovery wipe, factory reset from android settings, or full wipe using dialler.