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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] gregsarg:
For future reference ...

You access recovery by holding both the volume up and the volume down buttons together, then push the power button until you feel a single vibration.

Then release only the power button, then the device recovery will appear ....g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] glovesave:
omg noob is back

So I wanted to go back to stock, my custom counter is at 1.

Kies updated to latest (2.5.0.somecrazy number) apparently on my laptop.

This new build doesn't let you enter the serial number anymore and when I try the firmware upgrade and initialization steps and enter SGH-I717 for model number and click ok it says in a pop up:

"Please check the model name and enter it"

specifically the steps are:

1) Boot your note into download mode

2) Connect your Note to the laptop with factory USB cable

2) Launch Kies on your desktop (full version)

4) Choose Tools, Firmware upgrade & initialization

a) While in download mode, pull battery and enter the S/N & model name (ALL CAPS!!)

Here I can only enter the model number

The sad thing is I did this once just fine. 4.0.4 stock rom is needed.

Any ideas?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] BlackZenith:
That's interesting b/c I just did this last night and Kies asked for my serial number AFTER I submitted my model number. Since Kies was updated to a new version, you shouldn't assume that these old instructions should be followed verbatim.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] android4545:
Should add in to reset flash counter reset because then your fully stock and in att's eyes, did nothing to your phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] schtuka:
This is how I did before

Write down your S/N & model name on paper

Boot your note into download mode

Launch Kies on your desktop (full version)

Connect your Note to the laptop with factory USB cable

Choose Tools, Firmware upgrade & initialization

Enter the model Name then S/N (ALL CAPS!!)

different a bit to your description:

) Boot your note into download mode

2) Connect your Note to the laptop with factory USB cable

2) Launch Kies on your desktop (full version)

4) Choose Tools, Firmware upgrade & initialization

a) While in download mode, pull battery and enter the S/N & model name (ALL CAPS!!)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] glovesave:
super weird

Thanks guys for helping, I really appreciate it.

I have no idea what is going on, I tried the different step approach of hooking up the note in download mode to the laptop before launching Kies.

My laptop is windows 7 and some times it installs a device driver but mostly not when I do this.

I let it do it but no change.

Kies when launched says connecting and then I do the Tools menu option.

Every time I enter "SGH-I717" all caps it says the same error:

"Please check the model name and enter it"

I have ran Kies as administrator or not and it doesn't make a difference.

I'll try another laptop tomorrow in case.

I had a super hard time the first time I did this some months back also and I'm not sure I ever discovered what the magic step order was or what...

Update to follow tomorrow.

Thanks again guys !!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] mamaboo:
Thanks for the info, i need to reset.

My note is going all wonky, and data files are disappearing (STOCK ICS). Gonna start from scratch and maybe see if there isnt a hardware problem, which means a visit to at&t as a last resort.

For convenience's sake, can you tell us where the serial number is?

sent from my rooted i717 w/stock ics....and i love it!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] BlackZenith:
Underneath the battery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] tweebs:
I've tried doing this for hours now over the last couple months. There are some serious programming issues with Samsung Kies. First is entering the model number and serial number. It will accept the model and s/n of one of my i717 but not the other.

It will get as far as downloading the firmware from the server to the computer but no further. It will give me a dialog box with Korean characters. Even installing Kies doesn't work sometimes. I've tried a few different versions on multiple PCs. The last time (today) I tried installing it, I used a new Windows 7 Pro laptop and downloaded from the site. For 20mins it keep trying to install "Hotfix..." the status bar moves but it seems to keep looping itself.

In any case, many hours, 3 computers, 2 OS, 3 versions of Kies, 2 i717s, and I've not been able to get this method to work once.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] tweebs:
The instructions in Kies say to hold down the 'Volume Down' and 'Power' keys not both Volumn up and down. This brings up a prompt to allow you to continue or cancel. I've tried booting into recovery but that didn't work either.

...Kies has locked up on me once again after downloading the firmware. This software is worse then iTunes!

---------- Post added at 07:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:23 PM ----------

Trying to connect in Kies in regular mode gives me 'Unsupported device alert - This device is not supported by Kies 2.0 Make sure that your device is supported and try again.' This is the only version that is available from Samsung right now, I've installed it on a new laptop with fresh Win7. WTF Samsung? Yes I can connect as a media device. 2 of my I717 do this.

So frustrated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] pTeronaut:
Thanks, I had to do this blind as I damaged my display (as mentioned in another thread).

As noted in an earlier post, the latest version of Kies only asks for the S/N after the model number is entered.

I had difficulty in performing the restore (Kies kept locking up) with a third party internet security suite installed, even if it was disabled. After uninstalling the security suite, the factory restore occured and upon rebooting, it was able to hear the AT&T chimes.

This should be a sticky.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Clark Joseph Kent:
OP please contact me, Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] tweebs:
New Kies version still doesn't work for Bell and Rogers

I just opened Kies up today to find that there is a Kies update. Great I've been trying to reset 2 Rogers and Bell i717 for some months now unsuccessfully maybe it will work now. Nope! I now have tried this procedure on 4 different computers with 2 Canadian i717 phones.

I guess I'll just have to sell these for parts. These are the first and only phones (or electronics in general) that I couldn't reflash to stock. I'm done with Samsung. No JB update. I get no baseband no IMEI no SIM on one, the other won't register on the network.

Kies now show a dialog box with squares where there used to be Korean characters.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] 1955Bowtie:
Noob Question Please Help

First time posting and new to this.

I have updated Kies to the latest version, my question is do you need to be connected to the internet while restoring to factory using this procedure? Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] bytehead:
Thanks.

I'm trying this now. My first root attempt did not go like I thought it should :( I will try later.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] nitrohelipga:
S/N under battery

I found that my original packaging did not include the the serial number but does have the model number and an IMEI number about 15 digits and a sku number. I had to lift the battery in the phone to get to the serial number (S/N) I imputted the model number in Kies with the hyphen ie. SGH-I717 and it worked fine. Also to those using this method, when you start Kies with your phone pluged into the computer in down load mode Kies will not see the phone or connect to it. It will just continue searching for a device, just go ahead to the tools menu and follow the rest of the instructions above. Kies will download the latest firmware and make your phone new again.I found this to be an easier method and an easier method to tell a newbee for those who are unfamilar with all this jargon and/or the other programs besides Kies that are used to do this. Thanks so much for this post.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dengood1:
Re: [REF] Recover AT&T Note to GB Factory with Kies (Will NOT trip your flash counter

All of the phone's info, including IMEI, serial number, etc. are in settings, about phone, status. All can be seen without having to pull the battery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rekamyenom:
Sawheat!!! Thanks!

---------- Post added at 04:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:38 PM ----------

Question: What would happen if I put the Model and S/N of an SHG-T879 then plugged in a SGH-i717? Do you think KIES would go ahead and write the SGH-T879 ROM to the SGH-1717?

Has anyone tried this?

Am I going to be the first?

Thx
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] oort cloud:
Thanks a lot, but I'm not getting this "pull the battery thing" isn't this going to screw up the download mode? Why can't i get this info and write it down before I do anything with Kies?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] pTeronaut:
Re: [REF] Recover AT&T Note to GB Factory with Kies (Will NOT trip your flash counter

USB power alone is enough to keep the phone on whilst in download mode, although there is nothing stopping you writing it down in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rekamyenom:
"SGH-I717" does not support initializing

any idea why i would get this mesage?

thx!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] z450:
Re: [REF] Recover AT&T Note to GB Factory with Kies (Will NOT trip your flash counter

I'm getting the same message today
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] misterfinch:
Worked perfectly! Phone is now completely stock running jb :D

Thanks for the guide!

Sent from my HTC One X
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] skinblues:
And I'm also getting the same message. I have a Note with a cracked screen that will not light up, and trying to revert back to stock. Odin is not working. Kies says "SGH-I717 does not support initializing". Arg.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ddave11:
Hi everyone, I'm currently running clean rom 3.0 de and was wondering if there was a way to skip to the next track using the volume rockers when the screen is off? Also I would like to use the volume rockers as the camera shutter. These were things that I have grown a custom to when I was running CM7 on my nexus one.

Thanks for your feedback
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] leetonion:
I dont think this is built in to cleanrom right now, but it would be worth mentioning to the dev if you really want it. I know there are some settings like this in most of the AOSP based roms (CM9, AOKP, miui) but I am not sure of specifics
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atomixxx:
Hi

I'm experiencing some problems with answering calls on Slim ICS (4.0.4).When someone calls me and i'm sliding the circle to the right,it answers the call about 3 seconds later,of course other side can't hear me in those 3 seconds.I'm using default dialer with T9 option.I'm experiencing it since CM9.Tried Full wipe option,without succes.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drakester20:
Re flash the ROM and from the package get The phone.apk and installing manually overwriting the previous one...

If that doesn't works then u shud download the package again..

Hope it works for u...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mits101:
First things first u'll notice this is my 1st post. I've been a constant Xda lurker since i got my xoom way back in March of last year. Finally decided to actually register (something i shouldve done a year ago). :rolleyes:

Anyway onto my issue. I live in South Africa so if i were to upgrade to the S3, it would be the international variant. I currently own an iPhone 3gs, so almost any recent phone is an upgrade. I'm lucky enough to be able to choose the S3 :)

The S3 in my eyes is without a doubt the best phone on the market. Theres just a few things i'm unsure of. Please answer whichever of the questions u feel u can :) Keep in mind that once i upgrade, i'll have to keep the S3 for 24 months (minimum).

1) Firstly, its the 1gb of RAM. i understand this is more than enough at this current moment but i'm worried that it will be insufficient within the next year. Would the S3 still be able to provide top tier performance in 24months?

2) The build quality seems to be an issue. I couldnt care less for the aesthetics of the actual device (i actually think it looks quite nice), but i've seen alot of posts about small drops resulting in completely cracked screens and other severe damage. Even with a cover, is the S3's build quality that bad? :eek:

THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION:

The first batch that the South african stores recieved were all white of course. I was wondering whether it would be worth me waiting 2 more weeks for the blue version to arrive. Not a matter of the appearence but rather the actual hardware. Theres countless threads about the 'pink tint' and 'ink sploges' on the screen. I was wondering if the blue variant may be less prone to this issue or is it a complete gamble regardless of whether i choose the white or blue:confused:

I understand i could find some of these answers by looking through the forum (and i have) but i would like some personal opinions directly relating to the questions i asked. Thanks for all your replies. :D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshnichols189:
Ink splotches is a byproduct of the screen tech. EVERY model will have them ;)

I do not drop my phones so I cannot comment on that, but I am willing to bet it would only crack the screen if it fell on a corner or side. I.E. if you are going to drop your phone, drop it face down or face up ;)

1GB of RAM should be fine in two years considering apps will be able to be multi-threaded and be able to use the four cores more efficiently, coupled with the fact that Android manages RAM pretty well.

Whatever phone you choose, good luck and I hope you enjoy it :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ohamn:
Hi there!

Regarding question 2:

I haven't dropped my SGS3 yet (and I don't plan to).

Call me silly but I have bought both a screen protector and a rear cover as well.

The phone is a quite a big investment so why not protect it the best you can? There are very rugged covers such as Otterbox and so on.

If you are really unlucky when (if) you drop your phone it can break, sure. Try to protect it with some cheap insurance (screen and rear cover) and you have done what you can.

It's a fantastic phone so don't hesitate to buy one just because you are worried about build quality. It's more or less up to you how careful you are with your shining new toy! :)

Good luck!

//Ohamn
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mits101:
Thanks for the replies guys :-)

Anybody else have any advice on the blue vs white question?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Olywa123:
The white was released first in the UK and while I was desparate for the phone I held off for the blue.

I just felt that the white may show it's age sooner and need better keeping clean but that's just me. As for the actual hardware, I guess it's still a gamble whatever but I am completely happy with mine and no issues personally.

If you REALLY wanted to be absolutely sure you'd have to wait months really (and then your first point comes into play even more) :)

Olywa
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ohamn:
I seriously thought about buying the white one so that I didn't have to wait for the blue one. BUT, the white one is quite "iPhony" if you know what I mean! ;-)

I waited for two extra weeks for the pebble blue to come into the stores here in Sweden, and I don't regret waiting those extra weeks! In my opinion the blue one looks a littlebit more "sophisticated"! :rolleyes:

But as always, it's just a matter of taste!

//Ohamn
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sy573mx:
Hi mits101

I'm south African too.....

Just joined the site a few days ago as I'm contemplating going over to Android.

Very tempted.....

I am really intrigued as to how the S3 will stack up to my iPhone 4

Screen wise, sound wise and so forth

I do know that your iPhone 3gs screen will explode when it comes face to face with the Sammy, as far as ram goes I think it should be fine.

I would/will go for the blue one too though it's now Metallic Blue, I don't like the white look

You can upgrade at 20 or 22 months depending on your network (MTN 20 months)

unless it's changed (not sure Vodacom or Cell C)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mits101:
@ sy573mx

Wow its great to see a fellow south African on these forums :-) .

I've phoned most retailers and they have no idea when they'll be getting the blue version :rolleyes:

Looks like I'm most probably going to get the white one. Well either way its gonna have a cover. I just really hope it doesnt have the pink tint.

Anybody know if there's a first and second batch of S3`s. Maybe the second batch will be less prone to the few display problems:confused:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] As2O:
galaxy s3 is the way to go, one of the best out and probably still would be for the next year.

ive seen a few threads on dropping their phone and the screen cracked and they cost about $300 to repair...

keep it safe and get a nice case that covers the screen.

android ftw!
[Nokia Lumia 800] hitibiti:
any way to add arabic for Nokia Lumia 800 thx
[Nokia Lumia 800] ChrisKringel:
No. It has been rumored for Windows Phone 8, though.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farzad.u235:
hi all

in your opinion which rom is better?cm9 or aokp?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tknguyencsu:
I have tried CM9, Stunner, LiquidSmooth, and Paranoid roms. I found these roms to be comparable in performance and battery life. I am using Liquid rom but I might switch to Paronoid rom when next version comes out. You should try them out and find out for yourself.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
both are excellent ROMs but I voted AOKP.. By no means am i saying that AOKP is better..

I prefer the ultimate android experience and i feel i get that from AOKP ROMs. I used to constantly switch between CM and AOKP because I loved them both.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farzad.u235:
in your opinion which is faster?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
neither, They are equally just as fast, Just try them both and decide
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsmix:
My preference is CM9, any ROM no matter how good that has a PINK unicorn (angry looking or not) & message's you your a jerk when you disable said PINK unicorn...........well you decide!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kangal:
You got trolled.

So that's why you vote for CM9 ??

I've just gotta say AOKP has been working faster than CM9, and so far is better thanks to the customizations. When the proper sources are released from Miui v4 and ParanoidAndroid... then the crown to surpremacy will be up for grabs again.

I think ICS >> JellyBean for a minimum of 6 months, you'd be stupid to upgrade without the incentive.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] tnsrua2000:
But I No have YP-G70.

SO, I Want Three Testers.

If you want tester, You Have a YP-G70(USA Or INTL).

If you want tester,

reply please.

Or Reply my twitter.

My twitter is @KORrice.

Maybe I Port New MIUI V4 and AOKP B40~

P.S. IM SO SORRY.

MY MIUI V4 ROM HAS GONE........

MY UPLOAD SERVER IS BREAKE, I CANT FIND MY MIUI......

SORRY:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] nightfire37:
I can test for you. Is this rom based?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Sparx639:
I can test for you if you want, are you going to be working with ics or gingerbread
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] tnsrua2000:
MY CUSTOM ROM IS CM7 OR CM9 base. So, You sould going ICS
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] tnsrua2000:
CM9 Based:)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] nightfire37:
I can do the benchmarks for certain games cause I have and play some nvidia tegra powered games using chainfire3d
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smokie365:
Hey everyone

Have my white s3 about a week and have one or two questions.

My first one is in the camera app I turn the phone on its side and is it just me or do I loose nearly a half inch either side of my screen with black borders?

But if you switch to video it widens to the full phone screen..

Also is it just my phone or has anyone noticed that the back button doesn't close apps?? It will go back to the home screen but doesn't close the app.

I haven't rooted... Should I??

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vodka25:
if you go in to setting scroll to bottom and go in developer options there is a highlighted section there to end all processes so none run in the back ground. as for rooting i have cos i like to mess with things its entirely up to you once rooted warranty is void so i know some are waiting just incase
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshnichols189:
I do not believe you lose actual picture width, even if the viewfinder is shrunken.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elgordo2:
Why do you want programs to get closed? They reload faster when they stay in the RAM, and the browser, for example, remembers what page you were on.

Android is decent at clearing RAM when needed (except when its the homescreen), but you can get Advanced Task Killer from Play Store if you want to manualy close programs. But this will ofter use more battery because loading a program from scratch uses more CPU than fetching the same program from the RAM.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshnichols189:
Also if you must use a task killer (you don't have to), make sure it is not automatically closing things.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smokie365:
Thanks for the replys.. It's just something that I noticed on the s3

I thought my galaxy nexus **** them down when pressing back.

The pictures are my main concern.

When I view them in the gallery I have black border on the left and right, I'm not geting full screen.. Has anyone noticed this?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elgordo2:
Yeah, I got that too. Maybe its a mismatch between the resolution of the pictures and that of the S3. The camera resolution can be changed, and you can zoom in on your pictures with pinch. Full screening all pictures would lead to distorted pictures.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smokie365:
Its just weird I feel like it wasnt like that when i first got it.. I think I would of noticed. I thought I changed something in the settings.

Why is it when you switch to video it changes to the full screen and the buttons you can press are see through.

But on the camera your loosing nearly a half inch each side of your screen.

Doesn't make sense to me.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juanwini:
Hi, so i find really nice ics on the kf but im more like a traveller reader and cant count on the battery drain ICS has.. so my question is .. is there any cm7 rom like the 7.2 for the KF? I find disturbing some stuff from modaco ( like keyboard language and the status bar and other stuff).

Also hellfire 's home bar and that seem a little bit horrible and sometimes over the image

Thx in advance
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veeman:
CM7 Barebones

And it has an ICS theme.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juanwini:
Well yes but barebones is really ugly..

I was looking for somethibg like cm9 with charging and not so much battery drain...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] leebo:
Has anyone found a "decent" video editing app?

I want one that not only lets you trim clips, but fade into and out of black, and put dissolves between clips.

I looked at Techcat's Andromedia editor, but it doesn't seem to be able to do the above.

And the editor that comes with the LTE only joins and splits clips - nothing else.

Am I stuck with editing on my computer?