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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] letters_to_cleo:
hmm. website... ? well you can start on this website http://developer.android.com/about/index.html and don't forget our ever loved website.. (XDA-DEV)...

Just by snooping, hanging around, munch and digest all you can and soon you'll be able to pick some neat tricks in learning android terminologies in no time at all.

ODIN (PC /Mobile) is a very neat indispensable tool for custom room makers and flashers... With this tool you can always at your disposal.. whilst jump from one custom rom to another, which ever your choice or liking. Changing ROMS is akin to Flashing.. so if you flash a ROM, you are changing your current ROM to whatever ROM you would like to have it installed on your phone.

Every custom ROM has its highlights and lowlights... pick what suits you best and your good to go after. Flashing ROMs with Gingerbread support (if your still in stock GB), assures you no brick at all... Now on the other hand, if your already in ICS(Stock) and would like to flash custom roms with iCS support.. then I do warn you to be wary of it. A lot of people have fallen and have been bitten by the hardbrick bug... Just always be extra careful in doing it.

Cheers bud! :cowboy:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dilpreetpuri:
First of all i really thank everyone for their help considering that i am a noob when it comes to android

2ndly i am alos getting an impression that Gingerbread is a better bet as of now till there is a permanent fix for the Bug and secondly i am getting an impression that GB was much better when it comes to the battery backup

Correct me if i am wrong

Alos a clarification

Stock rom means the firmware from SAMSUNG?Am i correct?

Custom rom means that it has been tweaked to avoid any known issues?Am i correct?

Also if i change from custom to stock riom does that hamper the warrenty or not?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] letters_to_cleo:
Right

Correct

Correct

Yes! Flash it back to Stock Rom and unroot it. You should be good to go.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SNap2006:
You should not worry too much about the bricking bug. If you stay on stock rom and your phone gets bricked you are covered by the warranty. It is not your fault that the phone has that problem.

I also recommend that you ask some friend that has experience to help if you want to flash/root/install custom rom, given that you have little experience with android.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dilpreetpuri:
i have just checked in and found this link "Root Your Phone"

This means he is going back to a particular version

Right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV3PLcYbAnU
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sunny2303:
Dilpreet,

U remind me of myself 2 years back when I was equally inquisitive, enthusiastic but lacking knowledge...

First of all... There is no problem whatsoever if you remain on stock(yes u r right official) Samsung ics provided you don't do factory reset ahead.

2. U need to familiarize yourself with android terminology such as rooting, flashing custom (yes again u r right tweaked) roms, recovery mode, download mode, full wipe, Odin, directly/not directly root able roms etc etc... I am not trying to psyche you out but just giving a word of caution. Unless you know all of these terminologies well (you will get lot of reading on xda on each of this) , PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT ANYTHING. By anything I mean even reverting to GB. U must have updated from GB to iCS OTA (over the air) that is on device itself but this rversal won't be easy unless u fully know what u r doing... so first familiarize urself and then get into it.

3. As regards battery life on stock ics , you can use app named juice defender (available on play store) it has lot of options for battery saving. Besides check if GPS and wifi options are not switched on when not in use... some apps are battery hoggers. Check battery usage under settings ---- battery to see how its doing.

4. There are few safe ics kernels available like what has been told u before by some people in this thread... I would strongly suggest Cm9 or any cm9 based rom like asylum (btw Cm stands for cyanogenmod ;)) which are smooth and safe & yes extremely battery efficient too.

5. Lastly, I will pm you one apk file which will help you know whether your phone has a brick bug or not... do uninstall that application after you check it. For installing any external app (apk file) you need to go in settings ---- security --- and tick unknown sources

PS: Do click Thanks if I have been of any help mate :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sunny2303:
Nopes... rooting is gaining administrator rights over your phone. In simple terms , being able to access system folder on your phone... Beware, rooting voids warranty.. Please refer Dr. ketan's guide on rooting note on other thread... That's best :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dilpreetpuri:
". Lastly, I will pm you one apk file which will help you know whether your phone has a brick bug or not... do uninstall that application after you check it. For installing any external app (apk file) you need to go in settings ---- security --- and tick unknown sources:"

Thanks for the info mate

And i have already checked the article which helps you to check if your handset is affected or not and what i could understand was that we just have to install the application and then run the application and will generate a result

But what after that?

I mean how ill i come to know which files to look for which will tell us if its affected or not

I am not aware as to which all files to look for

Please help me
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sunny2303:
It will throw up the result after checking.. u need not look for anything... it will tell u if ur phone is prone to brick bug.. check it urself. Have sent u the apk file already through pm (personal message).

This will just tell you if you are really prone to this bug, nothing beyond that. If you are then you have three options:

1. Stick to stock ics rom but don't do full wipe again

2. Revert to stock GB through Odin

3. Switch to safe ics kernel (and enjoy lovely ics experience without boring Samsung touchwiz)

For the last you will have to root your phone for remaining, rooting not required.

PS: Please press Thanks button if I have helped you anyway :)

Sent using xda forum app

Device: SGN N7000

ROM: Asylum V.15
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxynotes:
What ROM are you on exactly??I've heard this brick issue is solved in the ROMS released last month.With CF-root 5.6 it's even safe to wipe.But no one dares to try apparently so it needs confirmation.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dilpreetpuri:
I am on 4.0.3

Any help guys??????????????????????
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tuffcheez:
Lol...I know just how you feel, searching for answers!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxynotes:
I know you are I just need to know how recent your ROM is.Because SAMSUNG has honored us with the fix for gps wakelock and the "hissing" sound in sound recording and don't know what else when they released ICS for middle east and France last month.Just thought that this could be added to the list.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dilpreetpuri:
hey guys i just did run the app"u got bricked or not" nd it says my mob is one of those affected

m freaking out

wat to do now????????????????
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dilpreetpuri:
Guys i have just checked in the status

its

8 hour 56 min

77%discharging

no wifi ,gps ,gprs, bluetooth used

only made calls

Is is satisfactory??????????????

Please reply guys
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] timmiej93:
EDIT - No sollution found!!

Please examine this thread if you have similar problems, but please don't ask how we got it fixed. The phone was just done for, dead, bricked, whatever you want to call it.

Good luck with yours!

Orriginal post below.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] rockerblood:
First state what happen?

Try remove battery and power on again. If its not work try volume down home button then power button. If the download mode appears flash stock rom again using odin..
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Raol Emostar:
Thats NOT a hard reset! Pull the battery, and insert it again. Now do your "hard reset". As in, holding volume up+home+power key together until you see the Samsung logo. Do a data wipe and restart. If that doesnt work, search for flashable firmware packages in the Development section. If that doesn't work either, replace your phone.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] timmiej93:
Hey guys,

Thank you both for your replies.

Stating what happened: He just suddenly had a white screen, unable to do anything with the phone. Rebooting, pulling the battery etc. didn't do anything.

Your second option didn't work either unfortunatly.

Sorry about that, I just read in about this phone, since it's not mine, and I already forgot about the second part.

Unfortunately, neither of this works. Every boot method gets him a white screen. Since he rooted his phone about a week ago, looks like he's going to need a new one.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] &$m%M6:
try flashing the ROM using Odin from the PC
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] timmiej93:
Might Odin be the same as Samsung Kies in dutch? Or is this an external program?

Assuming it's this program: http://odin-win.sourceforge.net/

Now how does this work? I've been flashing my phone for quite a while now, but I'm not familiar with this program. Can I just download a ROM (stock) from the developers part here?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] &$m%M6:
its a tool for windows which lets you flash firmwares. You need to connect your phone to your pc is download mode.

Search Google and you will get lots of tutorials explaining the process.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] timmiej93:
Okay thanks for all your help guys.

My friend tried everything you people suggested, but nothing worked. He just had an expert look at it and it's just totally bricked. Gotta buy a new one. Thanks for trying anyway!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Raol Emostar:
Sorry for bringing this up again, but I kinda feel sorry when people brick their devices. Yours doesnt have to be a brick. Read this. The instructions are on the first page. There's a link to Odin too. Hope for the best!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] timmiej93:
Haha don't mind bringing it up ;). I asked for help, so I should at the very least be gratefull for every try! So first of all, thank you for your suggestion. I'll send this to my friend an have him take a look at it. I'll keep you updated if it works or not.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] bhoxzaszhumi:
SGY white screen HELP!

plss help me my SAMSUNG GALAXY Y GT-s5360 !! only white screen ?? how cant i fix it ?? i go to the recovery mode but WHite screen also ??
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] ISMAYIL JAIS:
Iam faced same problem on my galaxy y

that is hardware problem

you need to change "DISPLAY IC"
[HTC One X] PCServe:
As I have a flight tomorrow and I wanted to watch a film on my phone, I bought some films through HTC Watch. The only problem is, that the app doesn't seem to work. Whenever I try to start watching a film the program stops to respond, I can't do anything anymore and after a few seconds the Error Report message shows up ("Watch is not responding. Would you like to send an error report to HTC/ This will help us improve our products.")

I have sent the error report a few times, but nothing changes. The screen stays black, until I kill the app.

Any ideas how to resolve this problem? I really wanted to use HTC Watch tomorrow for my flight and I paid like 20 quid for films now and I just can't use them. Alternatively, is there a way to get my money back? I don't want to pay for a service I can't even use.

Thanks in advance for your help!
[HTC One X] twe69:
Can you uninstall/reinstall it? (sorry not sure myself).....
[HTC One X] PCServe:
No, I can't.

Already tried deleting Data and Cache. Problem persists.
[HTC One X] noa73:
HTC watch app not working on the HTC Ones X

I have the same problem on T-mobile UK. I returned my frist phone but the problem persists with a new phone which seems to have the latest software version. You can certainly pay for movies without any problems!

Trailers can be played without any trouble... but the screen goes blank when you try to play a downloaded Watch movie followed by an "application not responding" error message. You have kill the app on task menu to end it.

Neither HTC not T-mobile were any help at all and I am currently trying to get my money back from HTC... they have been passing me around departments for the last 2 months. I now have a complaint registered with their "customer care" team. They were supposed to have processed a refund 1 month ago but I am still waiting.

I am new to this forum and not an expert user. I have not modified my phone but it does have NHS security protocols automatically applied as I use the NHS exchange active server to sync calanders and contacts etc.

I have no idea if this is the cause of the problem.. I suspect it has something to do with the T-mobile ROM (I recall a problem watching you tube on the windows mobile HD2 that was only fixed on later editions).

If any one has had similar problems and found a way round this I would be grateful for your help. I too have tried deleting the cache and data from the app.

... incidentally the HTC Hub service is also not working now the error message reads "unable to connect to the HTC sense server. Please try again later".
[HTC One X] BarryH_GEG:
I use Watch quite a bit; in fact I watched the Truman Show for $.66 last night via Media Link on a TV. HTC's gone nuts over DRM in Watch. Here are some things to check:

1) Is your Watch account on the phone aligned with your online HTC account(s)? While you can't change Watch via the web, I'd imagine if the accounts aren't sync'd correctly that could be an issue.

2) Have you tried doing setup, entering your payment info, purchasing something, and starting to view it all while on Wi-Fi? Watch syncs info via the Internet multiple times during the setup and purchase process. If there's something funky between your carrier's network and Watch maybe doing the first purchase/viewing via Wi-FI would help.

3) After you've downloaded something, you have to be connected to the Internet (via cell or Wi-Fi) to actually start playing it. You have 24 hours to view something and when you first go to play it Watch contacts the mothership to start the counter. You can't play anything you've downloaded until the counter starts. I learned this the hard way by trying to play some downloaded videos in flight mode while at 30K feet.

Here's some info from HTC's website in case it helps...

http://www.htc.com/help/www/howto_iframe.aspx?id=157315&type=1&p_id=444

---------- Post added at 01:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:15 PM ----------

I thought of something else. Did any of you unlock your bootloader and root the phone? A lot of DRM-dependent apps don't work on rooted phones. I could easily see Watch being one of them.
[HTC One X] Rumball:
Add me to the list. So frustrating that HTC has made sure that the billing portion of HTC Watch works (the app bills my credit card flawlessly with never a problem)...but I have never been able to watch any movies that I have rented.

Is there an e-mail address that you folks have been using to contact the HTC Watch division?
[HTC One X] derkie:
htc watch

- if your bootloader is unlocked, HTC Watch will not work. .. just a reminder ;) I'm using HTC Watch with no problems- loving it with the media link :)
[HTC One X] mibikin:
I don't even have HTC Watch on my One X. I don't really use it, but just noticed that.

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One X] noa73:
I finally got a refund from HTC after 3 months of chasing. There is no direct line from customer to the watch team. You have to escalate a complaint to the customer care team. If you are persistent they will open an email link to their tracked customer care log via a reference number... At this stage your messages will get replies.

From here it still took nearly 2 months to be reimbursed.

Do try eu-no-reply@HTC.com.

Without a case number they may not respond.

Good luck.
[HTC One X] aliHTCDHD:
I know what the issue is their is a new its with 4.0.4 rolling out today although I do not have mine in the UK you will get the new HTC watch 2 I don't have any info on it but this may be the reason if you have playback issues sign in on the new HTC watch and try watching them on their :)
[LG Optimus 2x] alexander555:
I need a information about the internal ligth sensor.

Now I have the answer:

BH1621 IC interface to AAT2870
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] triplexkush:
I know there is the ODIN method but here is another method to install OFFICIAL stock ICS 4.0.4 on your device.

TO RETURN TO STOCK ON ICS 4.0.4(

Will wipe all data

):

Step 1: Open KIES on your PC but don't plug your Skyrocket in.

Step 2: When KIES opens up, click on firmware upgrade and initialization under tools.

Step 3: KIES will ask for your device information. Fill it in. (you can find your info on the sticker that's in the battery slot. You will have to remove your battery)

Step 4: Follow the steps as KIES tells you to put your device into download mode.

Step 5: Now KIES will download and flash official stock 4.0.4 to your device.

Step 6: Enjoy!

TO UPGRADE FROM STOCK 2.3.X TO 4.0.4(

Will NOT wipe data

):

Step 1: Plug your Skyrocket into KIES just normally and wait till it connects to KIES

Step 2: When KIES opens up, you should receive a popup saying there is an official update from AT&T which is UCLF6

Step 3: Hit update and do all the stuff blah blah blah and it should start to download the files and update to ICS

Step 4: As always, Enjoy!

NOTE** There have been rumors of this method not working on Canadian phones(I727r).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dixit:
Thats a good method, better then the ODIN in that it doesnt trip the custom counter. Even though we already have a flashable fix for anyone who tripped the custom binary counter.

Dixit
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
if u odin the sammobile tar it doesnt trip the counter, kudo's to op for that method

edit: i had to enter all caps into the model and serial number boxes, but it doesnt seem to work for canadian phones, i get message "this device does not support initilization"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] triplexkush:
Oh my bad. I have an AT&T Skyrocket. I didn't know it didn't work on the Rogers Skyrocket.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
ya, if another canuck can confirm, that would be great, but i always got that message when i click on firmware upgrade and initialization under tools even when i was plugged into the computer, even when the main screen said that there is a new firmware upgrade for my phone (rogers ics update)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] marvin02:
Suggestion - when you run Kies on Win7 (or Vista) run it as an admin. Right click and select "Run as an Administrator".
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] triplexkush:
Why? What difference does it make?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] marvin02:
Most Win7 installs by default have the User Access Control (UAE) enabled, so you will get the prompt for the admin password anyway. By running Kies (or any program) as admin from the start you enter the password when the program starts. This can be beneficial with any program that is sensitive to timing. If you don't get the password entered quickly some programs may time out.

In some cases drivers may not install properly without admin privileges.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mayhem1983:
Just return to stock using this method and worked great! Not even 5 mins later got the update for 2.3.6 for at&t skyrocket. Thanks for the info!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
tried w/admin running kies still a no go

any rogers used this method yet?

i always use odin, its just nice to know there's another way, but not for us on i727r
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] triplexkush:
Wow wtf. It's been weeks since I restored mine and I still haven't got the 2.3.6 update. What did you do it through? The software update in the settings?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ryanwatson:
Do I use Kies Mini or Kies? I am new to SR, I used Kies Mini to update my Infuse.

Edit...It is Kies
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Naaser:
how did you got update for 2.3.6? I'm now at stock 2.3.5 kies show me I'm at last update 3.5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] gabfall:
Isnt needed

On the rogers phone it isnt needed because the ics is out
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SeraldoBabalu:
i get the exact same message whether i type in the s/n or click update in kies.

when you say there's another way then can you tell me if i can just simply download the ics firmware from sammobile and flash it using odin?

edit:

just answered my own question. i downloaded the rogers stock ics tar from sammobile, flashed it and it works. perfect!

was hesitant to try it because i didn't want to brick my phone but figure what the hell. never know without trying.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Petrichek:
hi guys this method does not work for me. i'm on AT&t warranty exchanged skyrocket and when i input my serial/imei number it says You have entered invalid S/N, i tried entering without slashes too but i get the same message any ideas? thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SeraldoBabalu:
download the firmware from sammobile and use odin to flash the stock firmware.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] triplexkush:
Everytime I try to register at Sammobile I get this error message: "The solution of task you submitted was incorrect. Please read the instruction and try again."

Any ideas why?

EDIT** I didn't see the security puzzle. It looked like an ad.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
use all caps when entering boxes
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NyoX01:
This is by far the best returning to stock method. I've tried using other methods posted through xda and it will go back to stock, but I can never get the updates provided by At&t. After using this, it took me back to 2.3.5, and I was able to get the update to bring me to 2.3.6.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mikerowes69:
Same issue, and entered all caps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] triplexkush:
How did you get the 2.3.6 update?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] triplexkush:
There is no slashes in the S/N. Are getting it from the battery or on the sticker in the battery slot? You have to get the one in the battery slot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
model number uses a slash "SGH-I727" and needs to b att phone my rogers phone not supported
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] LoSt180:
Heads up, if you try to run this today, it will update the phone to 4.0.4 - UCLF6

Pretty handy if you're running a leak.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] naiserie:
yup, I was confused for a sec but it's a nice bonus
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] didozer:
Works great! Takes a few minutes to get through the process and let the phone update but its not too bad. Updated to stock 4.0.4 ICS instead of leaked version. Will take a few days to see any difference if there is any to see. Thanks for the step by step, it worked perfect.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] phillybits:
Worked like a charm on 2.3.6, rooted. ICS baby!

n/t n/t n/t n/t n/t
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Bronk93:
Those of you that are running into errors make sure you have updated to the latest Kies and see if that helps.