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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] arungupta1985:
Galaxy Note N7000.

Was running stock ICS-ROM Samsung.

Always wanted to install and use a custom ROM but was always afraid of BRICKS..

But yesterday ended up being sucessfully running CM9.

Steps I undertook were as follows:

1. Installed Samsung Kies.

2. Check for update from Samsung Kies and updated Kies.

3. Connected my phone to Kies and checked if Kies detected the phone properly.

After sucess, exit Kies.

4. Downloaded PC Odin from this link

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=815370&stc=1&d=1323799721

password:samfirmware.com

5. Download pre rooted GingerBread ROM

SGN_XX_OXA_KJ1_FACTORYFS.zip (thx dr.ketan)

http://d-h.st/HJM

6. Run PC odin

7. Reboot Note in download mode

vol. down+home+power buttons

8. Connect Download mode note to PC

9. PC odin ID:COM turns yellow:

(ALL THE BEST NOW)

10. In PC ODIN

Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time ---> Ticked

Others --> Unticked

10. Click PDA and select the SGN_XX_OXA_KJ1_FACTORYFS.zip you had downloaded.

Click start.

Wait for 10minutes.

Your phone will restart.

11. WOW..!!! now ur on a GB Rom

And its a safe kernel

Now you can play around

Plus already rooted

12. Now to get this GB Rom working

go to recovery mode (vol up + home + power)

clean dalvik cache and wipe data and factory reset

13. Time to install CM9 :) :) :)

14. Download

CM9 latest nightly:

http://get.cm/?device=n7000

Googleapps:

http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip

15. Copy these 2 files in the internal SD card anywhere (do not rename)

16. Reboot into recovery mode:

vol up + home + power

17. Flash the 2 files from where you saved them:

"install zip from sd card" option in recovery mode

now flash cm9 file

then flash gapps file

18. DO A DATA WIPE / FACTORY RESET

19. Reboot

And wow..

Enter the world of custom ROMS :) :)

[[[to switch to another ROM, follow steps 1 to 17, and after that flash the ROM of your choice]]]
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dr.ketan:
Steps 6 and 9

it shud be PC Odin Not Mobile
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] arungupta1985:
sorry dr. ketan

my mistake

corrected

thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Latvianization:
So...

So i have galaxy note gt n700 purchased in germany and brickbug app said that i have dangeros ...something something.... I mean i have mmc bug which will make my phone in paperpress if i mess up. Question is: does step by step guide is safe for my mmc bug? Can i safely follow it and not ruin my phone, because i think i have a bad warranty.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Latvianization:
Noticed that u are very experienced contributor, so mybe u can answer on my question, does the step by step guide is safe for galaxt note with brickbug? I realy want to flash, but i want to do it if i am on the safe side
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SirRhor:
Yes, you can follow this guide safely. Actually, this is the best guide I've seen so far, I wish I had this one the moment I wanted to start messing around with my phone because I spent more than 48 hours total reading and reading and getting more confused each time.

So go ahead and do it.

And thank you to the OP for putting this up.

Sent from a GNote, hell yeah!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Latvianization:
And the last one, probably silly question, what CM9 rom is this? Will i have GB or ICS? And if thats GB where can i find safe ICS rom?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tribalkg:
Before Galaxy Note, I used to rock HTC Wildfire and didn't wanted to mess around with custom roms because it was just low-end device. Third-party launchers did the job for me when it comes to customization.

When I bought Galaxy Note, I was looking forward to flashing Cyanogenmod or maybe something different (I like Paranoid Android rom and the hybrid mode). I was very disappointed to see that there is a brick bug.

Even though I'm a IT engineer and I have been using computers since Commodore 64, I don't have experience in flashing custom roms so this post is very useful if it's the best way to do it. :)

Do I have to flash different stock GB before rooting, because I have XXLA6 kernel (baseband: xxla4) and I believe that this version is not directly rootable? Correct me if i'm wrong?

What is the best way to return from custom rom (ie. CM9) to stock GB?

In fact, I've been reading for a good amount of time today but there is just too much information, so sorry for the noobish questions. :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] meethere:
I installed rom before 2 days and had similar doubts.

Just want to share what problem I faced :

The mobile should be in ON state when rooting CF :D I was doing it in OFF download mode :p
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SirRhor:
CyanogenMod 9 is based on ICS, CM7 is based on Gingerbread. There wasn't a CM8 because Google never released the source code for Honeycomb.

And what you need is a safe kernel, because the kernel is what sends a erase command to a chip inside the phone and that's when you brick it (I think). That happens when you do a factory reset.

Now, what I always do when I want to change ROMS is to use AbbysNote 4.2 as a safe GB kernel so I can then flash the ROM/Kernel of my choice.

You can find it here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1362424&highlight=abyssnote

So let's say you want to go from CM9 to LiquidSmooth (or pretty much any other), which is the one I use now:

You go to CWM recovery, from there you flash AbyssNote.

Once the flashing is completed, you DO NOT exit CWM, instead you go to "Advanced" and then "Reboot to Recovery" so the phone will restart but it will go directly to CWM again, but now with AbyssNote installed.

AbyssNote has a TOUCH based recovery, so it is easier to use. Don't use the physical power and volume buttons to navigate.

From there you can safely do a factory reset, format cache, format Dalvik, flash a new ROM and Kernel.

AbyssNote will then disappear because it will be overwritten by the new Kernel of your choice. So every time I want to change to a new ROM, I repeat the steps above I haven't had any problems whatsoever.

I hope I'm right with my technicalities, but the procedures the OP and I describe are safe to try as long you follow the exact instructions, so before you try anything, read and re-read and you will be just fine.

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This is the thread you need to read: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1329360 :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nerobot:
Thanks for the useful information and for putting to rest some of my safety concerns.

Now you've wetted my appetite and I have to give it a go soon.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Cinthiar:
Thanks for this great guide! I haven't gotten my Note yet as I just ordered it yesterday but I have been lurking around the forums already and trying to understand how flashing roms and kernels works around here. Like someone already said before some of the guides / threads are 'a little' confusing for newcomers. I was really confused with the brick bug that people were writing about. This thread clarified things a lot for me and I believe it will help many more Note-newbies! :)

So, new Note community member reporting to duty here! :highfive: It's gonna be pretty neat upgrade considering from what phone I come from. ;) Well, the Huawei at least was great step stone to android world gotta admit. I just got somewhat bored with the not so great custom scene.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tribalkg:
Believe me, I know about that thread. :)

One more question for you. Does flashing abyss kernel bring yellow triangle and raise binary counter? I've heard on one of Zedomax's channels on youtube that he recommends flashing this kernel whenever you need to move from one ROM to another.

Cheers mate!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SirRhor:
Dont worry about AbyssNote, is safe in both respects. That's the one I always use to do anything that is flashing related.

If, for some reason, you start seeing that dreaded triangle at boot, you can use TriangleAway from Chainfire on Google Play.

Sent from a GNote, hell yeah!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tribalkg:
Thanks bro, I appreciate the effort to answer these noobish questions. ;)

I will stay on CM9 (and CM10 when it comes) as long as is stable to use it as a daily driver. I don't like the TW interface and I don't need all that S-Pen stuff and pressure sensitivity. Apps from the Play Store are enough for me (Papyrus for example) so there's no need to stay on stock rom.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SirRhor:
Dont worry, I'm glad I can help you.

You can try Marker and Jotter as well, they work well.

Sent from a GNote, hell yeah!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] waa2398:
thanks

thanks for the guide.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] maddog2727:
I have the brickbug firmware also. So am I correct in assuming that if I follow these directions and flash a different GB rom that I will be okay?

Will flashing this India GB rom change my kernel to a more stable one?

And if I flash this India GB rom will it be able to update to ICS through Kies or OTA?

I'm not new to flashing as I used to rom my EVO a lot... I just haven't done it in about a year and this brickbug mess has me standoff-ish.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SirRhor:
If you are on GB already, you just have to root the ROM and flash CWM because the brick bug is present only on ICS kernels. 99% sure.

There are some GB Stock ROMs that you cannot root directly, so it depends.

OTA updates from Samsung to ICS I'm not sure, you should ask someone else. When I got my Note it already had ICS, so I never did an OTA update. I don't use Kies at all.

I was very weary at first too, but with the instructions above you will be fine.

Sent from a GNote, hell yeah!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tribalkg:
I've followed the guide from OP and now I'm rockin' CM9! No problems at all. :)

My content on the internal memory was intact (apps data, games data, etc), it's all there and I've flashed Indian ROM and then CM9. Have I made a mistake or what?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dr.ketan:
If you dont have any issue then what are you looking for mistake?

If you have concern about app data,games data have preserved then this is normal. Even if you do hard reset from setting it remains intact except you have selected option to erase int memory contents option.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Latvianization:
Worked

Did the guide step by step and it worked, runing cm9 like a boss. No problems detected, faster and smoother animation than official ICS and much better battery life. TY OP
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tribalkg:
No issues at all. Everything's working great. :) Thanks for the explanation and for the upload of Indian rom and the guide for rooting.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] climo:
Super easy guide thanks OP!

@SIrRhor-Concerning switching roms while on ICS or CM9. I thought the AbyssNote kernel was for GB roms? Can we use while running a ICS rom also?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SirRhor:
No, that's a GB kernel and we use it only because it's safe to do a factory rest with it.

Sent from a GNote, hell yeah!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Ravindra9:
Good One

Great work OP. All the appreciation to you...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] climo:
.

Sorry just want to clarify. Here you state you're running CM9 but to use the AbyssNote kernel to change roms within ICS. Although its a GB kernel is it ok to flash just to wipe data only while on ICS? I see many ICS roms reference the AbyssNote Kernel before flashing but was confused since its a GB kernel. Can I assume its ok to use since we are not booting the phone and instead rebooting recovery?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] annie42:
how long does it take for factoryfs to write? it seems stucked on my odin now :(:(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] arungupta1985:
which rom are you flashing??
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] annie42:
Im coming from ICS to Gingerbread, factoryfs is half way. Im doing just as the thread

Flashing this N7000DXKL3_N7000OLBKL2_N7000DXKL2_HOME.TAR from LP3 i suppose

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please help anyone, I'm worried, it's stuck half way

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Just flashed newest XXLRG now, it works, I don't think I will flash anything more for a while, that heartattack was scary
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] arungupta1985:
thank god it works....!!!!!!

can anyone explain why old cud not be flashed..

and why xxlrg got flashed????
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nemezote:
Followed this guide to the letter and it worked like a charm.

Im still trying to figure out how to connect to USB in mass storage mode (or any other for that matter), any help on that subject??

THANKS A LOT!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] riku89:
jz one question .. what if i regret to root my phone or suddenly some hardware fault with the phone.. how to unroot it in order to repair under warranty ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dr.ketan:
Simply flash stock ROM with PC Odin will unroot your device.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] riku89:
stock ROM = ori ROM right , how to flash it ?? really sorry ... i m just into this rooting field

thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Ravindra9:
Hi Dr. ketan! I have one question apropos the OP.

As described in Step 5, is it MANDATORY to flash the same GB ROM (N7000XXKL3), or any STOCK GB ROM will do? (Since the objective is to roll back to a safe kernel)

I am asking this because I already have my old STOCK GB 'N7000DDLB2_N7000ODDLA1_INU" (downloaded from the link in your thread). And In case this can ALSO suffice the need I wanted to avoid this "new" download of N7000XXKL3.

Thanks again for all your work!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] arungupta1985:
KL3 has to be downloaded

Yes, it is madatory. Because....

The File which which will root the Rom (mentioned in step no.14) is only for KL3.

KL3 being directly rootable, has been specifically used in my guide.. :)

The entire guide, has to be follwed step by step, ENTIRELY.

And you will be on CM9..like many others :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Ravindra9:
Thanks Arun for your prompt response...

Will follow this in toto :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dr.ketan:
Yes it can be any stock ROM but DDLB2 is directly non rootable. So you shud use Rootable GB ROM Or any prerooted GB ROM (link available on my sign) If you use pre rooted ROM then have to escape 13 to 16 steps in OP
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Ravindra9:
Thanks Dr. Ketan. I got your point
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nemezote:
Ok, I ran into a problem, a couple of times now, when I left my phone idle for a certain time, like 3 or 4 hours or overnight, I've come back to find it turned off. Like for example this morning, I left it next to my bed for around 8 hours and just now I found it turned off and I missed my alarm. I also found it with a LOT less battery than what I left it with, I left it with around 70% and I found it at 22%. I cant take a screenshot with the stylus as usual but there is a huge "gap" between the 70% and the 22% mark, like nothing is there.

Why could this be happening?

EDIT: Apparently im victim of a "Screen of Death" that is causing my phone to "turn off" (It doesent actually turn of, the screen just goes black and I have to reebot). But so far I have no concise idea of how to fix it.

Thank you very much.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Ravindra9:
Here is how to connect your gNote with CM9 in USB Mass Storage mode:

Settings>Storage>Press the menu key>USB Computer connection>Check the box against "Mass Storage".

Enjoy...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Latvianization:
Still

I love thi guide and CM9, much smoother and better battery life, but i somehow miss Snote, FM radio and other stuff, is there a way to safely get back to stock ICS? Mybe with just nonstock kernel so i dont have to worry about mmc bug?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] wvchen:
Great thanks!!!

It is sooooo helpful. I have flashed my phone couple times until the brick news out for the kernel then even though I so wanted to flash a custom rom, I am just worried abt the brick issues.

Thanks a lot!!!!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vedudnur:
Error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure...

Hi Dr Ketan may be you remember me vedudnur nick name sorry to disturb you ,I followed all instruction here until root then I got gb again but when I turned to recovery somethings was strange there were no advanced dalvik cashe finally I made factory reset but when ı turned on I can see my old folders from ics.then I made fromt the phone factory reset rproblem eboot again everything is there.so I decided to flash CODE_N7000XXLC1_CL1003701_REV02_user_low_ship.tar with 3 files full wipe and u also aded pit file .phone booted very well but after I rooted and went to recovery I made dalvik and wipe data factory reset it's writing on the list E:unnown volume for path [/sd-ext] and another faault and says Error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure... skipping format!!!! What do you think what did I wrong .I cannot format it all files always there?Thx in advance your responce pls I need yours kind help.

Not:My phone is not guranteed so bought from friend who is selling phones from out of the country so they changed imei number may be it helps us to find the problem?and I also flashed abbys kernel and tried factory reset from cwm but could not be able do it and got same error!!!!!

Thnk you very much
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dr.ketan:
Open My files from device and delete .Android_secure folder

if you can't delete it from there then do this

Enable USB debugging and connect to PC, you will find option on notification to connect device as mass storage.

once you see drive letter for internal memory (11GB) open it and erase .Android_secure folder.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vedudnur:
Android_secure

Hi DR.:)as always you are so fine and helpful.I read your kind answer and checked that folder then I found it in my ext sdcard,the thing is when I was doing all this process I took out my externel sdcard.so may be this caused problem so if I delete that folder and go back cwm do you think I can solve my problem?thx sooooo much I will pray for you bcs you are always helping other people and patient.thx
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dr.ketan:
Keep that folder without deleting and also keep ext sd card in device then try, possible it cudn't find path, that some appl having cache in that folder.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vedudnur:
Solved with great gracious Dr ketan's explanations

Thank you very much for every kind of your seconds to spend people's hapinnes.This Dr is the best I will try to trs you to Turkiye's hospitals like prof.:D:D:D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nerobot:
Thank a lot for the useful information and advice. I've now successfully flashed CM9 using the method in the OP with no problems.

However, I was already rooted and had speedmod flashed, so I didn't go to GB first (flashed CM and gapp from recovery then wiped, and as in OP) . Is this a safe method or was I lucky?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Kangal:
Did you come from a Stock ICS ROM?

(Stock = Samsung TouchWizz)

Have you tried the App that checks for the "emmc bug" ?

I think you probably were "lucky" but now your on CM9, you should be safe... just flash responsibly and you'll be fine.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nerobot:
I was on stock ICS ROM (using Touchwiz). However I was using Speedmod kernel and my understanding is that its the kernel that causes the problems and Speedmod has disabled the emmc wipe call, so it should be safe to flash without going to GB?

Is this correct? Don't want to give anyone dangerous advice so will edit this post if need be.

I did use the bug app and I have the bugged hardware.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Kangal:
Yes you are correct.

SpeedMod is just the removal of the erase_emmc_command. Its still NOT a safe kernel as the bug is there, it just won't be activated. Think of it as an AK47 pointed at your face, however the trigger has been sawn off... its still dangerous but you're not gonna get shot, so you're "safe". : )
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] xxbazhxx:
hi guys noob here lol

just getting into rooting and flashing etc....

just wanted to mention that i followed the instructions at beginning of thread only to find the link for cm9 not working (get 404 not found error)

anychance somebody could post a working link please

thanks in advance

regards

Baz
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] raikanmp:
Thank u very much for this guide. I didnt do any work today at work busy searching for a how to guide for CM9. Thanks a million
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] zeafy:
I have hit a bit of a problem right at the first hurdle. I have this message in odin, It says FAIL! in red and

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<ID:0/003> Removed!!

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> N7000XXKL3_N7000ODDKL1_N7000DDKL1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Can't open the serial(COM) port.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

My phone is still showing the downloading screen.

Any help would be good

edit: This guide isn't fool proof enough for my level of stupidity, Just had to close Kies.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] raikanmp:
Nice work

Good job on the guide. I followed it word by word and im running CM as we speak.

I found this video link on Youtube, Some of us need to see it being done after reading about it. It made my life easier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RH1mt5-O8M

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rattymon:
Hello all,

I am usually a creeper on these forums but I decided to register an account to give back a little of what I learn/observe. I am a veteran Motorola Milestone custom rom addict and have just moved to the Note and finding it a little more complicated that what I am used to.

Anyway I was on stock ICS rom, and I wanted to downgrade to GB so I could flash a custom rom of my choice. I already had the pre-rooted ROM downloaded from Dr. Ketan so I wanted to try and use that in these instructions. I did the following:

1. Installed Samsung Kies.

2. Checked for update from Samsung Kies and updated Kies.

3. Connected my phone to Kies and checked if Kies detected the phone properly.

4. Downloaded PC Odin from this link

http://xdaforums.com/atta...1&d=1323799721

password:samfirmware.com

5. Downloaded pre-rooted rom from Dr. Ketans signature link (thank you dr) BTW I did this as the rom given in the original instructions needed a password to extract??

6. Ran PC odin

7. Rebooted Note in download mode - vol. down+home+power buttons

8. Connected download mode Note to PC

9. PC odin ID:COM turns yellow:

10. In PC ODIN

Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time ---> Ticked

Others --> Unticked

10. Clicked PDA and selected the rom from dr ketans sig link I had downloaded.

Clicked start.

Fone did its thing rebooting, when touch android to begin came up there were lots of force closes so...

11. went to recovery mode (vol up + home + power)

cleaned dalvik cache and wiped data and factory reset

12. rebooted system

and that was it and now I am running GB and ready to rock the ROMS!

I know I am not adding much to the convo but I just wanted to say that as a noob note flasher, these instructions worked for me to downgrade stock ICS to gb.

Many thanks to everyone!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dr.ketan:
yes this is short procedure and recommend to Arungupta to edit OP.

This procedure will cut off at least few steps.

e.g.

step.5 replaced with downloading pre rooted ROM

then flashing with this ROM will lead you to step 11 directly.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Jumbo78:
Nobody writes that you should end all KIES processes on PC. That is not needed?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] arungupta1985:
Steps reduced :)

Removed a whole bunch of steps now.

Thanks

Replaced directly rootable Rom with Pre rooted rom mentioned in your signature... :)

Needed..

Incorporated