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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
Well the phone IS responding to download mode so that is good news. However using pit files with out repartitioning is not something you want to make a habit of.

Theres a chance that could have caused some issues, If you do use pit files you should tick the re-partition box, But also be sure that you are using the correct pit files, i.e 16gb / 32gb

You should be ok to flash a full stock GB firmware, 9 out of 10 times it fixes everything :) So make sure to report back and let us know :)

Good luck :good:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hally79:
Thanks so much for your help, i feel comfortable now.this thread is awesome :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vishal_Pratap singh:
Hey azzledazzle you suggested me to use speedmod kernel to flash staxx Rom and I like a good boy followed your advice and now the ROM is so buttery smooth that I just kept my flashing on hold to enjoy the incredible kernel. I am on criskelo v9. :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unglued94ta:
Azzledazzle can you help me out bro? Previous page question? Basically I want to know of I can flash the single tar file for LRG through Odin without changing my csc from TPA to DBT? I've spent 3 nights now trying to figure this all out.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkman123:
stuck with galaxy note

my screen is stuck while trying to flash a stock rom via odin.

Added!!

Odin v.3 engine (ID:19)..

File analysis..

Enter CS for MD5..

Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

Please wait..

Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

Leave CS..

SetupConnection..

Initialzation..

Get PIT for mapping..

Firmware update start..

cache.img

factoryfs.img

please if someone can reply instantly what do i do.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yin-Yang:
It seems you have bricked your phone (Stuck on factoryfs). This will normally happen if you are flashing from an unsafe Kernel like stock ICS & have done awipe/factory reset. The best solution is, if your phone is in warranty & the flash counter is Zero, just claim warranty, by telling them that this happened while updating over Kies.

There is a workaround, but it is just a workaround, which may or may not help. Even if it works you will permanently lose lose some GB's of Internal Memory. Its up to you to decide. The workaround can be found by searching the forum.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
What file is it ? I know you can flash kernels on their own but not sure about others like csc as I've never tried
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CJSlim79:
A little more info is needed here;

- Which ROM were you

- Which Stock ROM were you flashing in ODIN

- What was the procedure used? (Did you Wipe before trying to install via ODIN)

- Are you sure it's stuck? I reflashed GB last night in ODIN to do some clean up and it took a while to flash through the factory_Fs but it completed...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.ketan:
@azzledazzle

after many request i made video tutorial thread

you can add if you wish to have in OP

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1795436
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x5starguerillaa:
Just a quick one..........

Am I right in thinking that all CM kernels are "safe"? Im on PA v.04 and would like to go try a TW based ICS rom. Is it just a "flash abyss 4.2 reboot recovery" then flash away?

God........so many stories of bricked notes. It kinda makes you wary about being a flashaholic.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
CM kernels are safe because they are based from GB (or so I'm led to believe)

However if you want to use Samsung ics I would suggest you do a full wipe and flash ics via odin then flash a custom rom
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suhasn46:
Guys I'm on German xxlrg stock ROM now. Very happy and facing no issues. I read somewhere that the Singapore ROM is better than this. Is it true? If yes in what way?

One more noob question. Will flashing stock roms trigger the binary counter? No rooting.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
I doubt they are any different, They may have a few more / less system apps than the other one but thats about it, The only difference will be the CSC and / or kernel.

After all they are the exact same firmwares, Just from different regions.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phlooke:
I'm new to the Note (I haven't received mine yet :silly:) but I've been flashing like a wh0re on my Galaxy Tab P1000 AND I've just read this thread through and Yin Yang reply doesn't sound right to me.

I've read a similar story a few pages back where the guy got stuck on factoryfs and was able to recover.

Can you get into download mode? ...if so all is not lost. Simply reflash via ODIN!

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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CJSlim79:
I think the stuck at factory_fs is a big indication of the brickbug..

The alternate suggestions are pointing towards a connectivity issue with the PC - In which case make sure KIES is NOT running in the background, AV and FW are not interfering..

But, to my knowledge, this is usually a pretty big sign that someone has wiped on an unsafe ICS kernel...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.ketan:
Stuck for long time at factoryfs is highly indicative of brick bug damage

While.wrong pit, connection issue usually causes failed flashing.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niks10:
XXLRI

I rooted my phone from stock XXLP4 / XXLO2 (UK - 4.0.3), and installed XXLRI, also re-rooted and installed Call Recorder mod from Dr. Ketan's thread.

Now I get FC on stock phone application and keep loosing network connection.

I want to go back to stock ROM without much hassle, can I restore using kies from my earlier back up of stock UK firmware (4.0.3)?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CJSlim79:
I don't believe you can downgrade via KIES...Nor should you...

Check out Dr K's signature... everything you need is there.... but make sure to read it...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.ketan:
@niks10

Have you delete phone.odex and phone_utility.odex from system/app?

Confirm whether this files is deleted successfully.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niks10:
@Dr Ketan

Oops...I did read that, but forgot to delete that.

Anyway I have now flashed XXLRG from german release,and so far no problem.

Thanks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.ketan:
Thats common problem :p

Anyway you have just spoiled time to reflash.

Now if you want to flash mod then delete said files.before flashing recording mod, so u wont have.issue of fc
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Yellow triangle doesn't affect anything

Stop with adb. You aren't following what I said. You are putting it on your internal card. Just transfer it directly to the phones memory using MTP or whatever...or even airdroid app while in your stock ROM...

Then you flash from internal memory

Use triangle away app by chainfire on xda to remove yellow triangle (the xda version is free)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wanya79:
I think what matzbeck80 is tryin to say, he cannot access his internal memory, cause he wiped everything and at the moment there is no functional rom, not original or custom, so he needs a solutiion to access his memory to push the necessary files.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] herna:
If that is correct he must still have access to recovery mode, so he must put a ROM into SDcard, put it and flash from External SDcard. I had that problem in so much phones and resolved like that
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matzbeck80:
Thanks Thanks Thanks

Hi AndroidSlave,

I finally managed to install philz kernel and the rest worked really fine. I used CM 10.1.3 because I only found Nightlies of 10.2, furthermore a lot of people in trouble with it. CM is starting fine and looks good. Really BIG THANKS to you!

One solution leads to another problem: the android keyboard does not work ("unfortunately, Android keyboard (AOSP) has stopped"). After searching the internet I tried possible solutions: 1. to clear data in the app - didnt work and I wiped the dalvik cache - didnt work. Did I maybe used the wrong GAPPS flash?

---------- Post added at 10:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:49 PM ----------

That´s true. I just was to blind to use this possibility. It worked. Many thanks!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
using CM10.1 is a good choice for you.

Well, you probably flashed the wrong Gapps unless you flashed the 3/1/2013 Gapps.

If you cleared /system /data /cache /preload dalvik-cache and .android_secure prior to flash, then it is probably a gapps problem.

If you are having no other issues, there are three possible solutions:

1. Flash the correct Gapps.

2. If that fails, try a fresh wipe with the correct gapps after a full wipe as described above

3. LAZY METHOD: Install "Google Keyboard" from playstore (you can do it via the website on your computer and have it download directly to the device since you can't type) and then use titanium backup to freeze or uninstall android keyboard

Personally, I would do a complete CLEAN INSTALL (full wipes) and then flash the proper Gapps from March 1

when you get the gapps off of http://www.goo.im/gapps be sure to use the one designated for 4.2.2

Clean install is best because you don't want problems to linger, weeks from now down the road.

let me know if u need anymore help.

don't forget to use the thanks button.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matzbeck80:
That worked! I was just to blind to see that possibility. Many thanks!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matzbeck80:
I installed google keyboard as APK. And I flashed the correct GAPPS for 4.2.2. Prior it was 4.3...

Now everything is working fine!

THX THX THX
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Recommendations for updated FAQ are welcome.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johnnyhacktivist:
gt-n7000 not booting

Hi,

I have a galaxy note gt-n7000, I could not see any water damage indicators in the phone, where are they normally located?

Powers up, but hangs on "Samsung GALAXY Note GT-N7000 screen.

Volume down/home/power will bring up developer (?) screen, please feel free to educate me on correct terminology etc. that's why I'm here.

Phone is connected to PC but not showing in "my computer", dialog boxes have popped up to indicate the device has been detected.

I have access to some specialist tools like Octopus Box, ATF Nitro etc.

Ideally I would like to get this phone working, failing that, saving the data would be good.

I'm new to the software side of things, so any advice is greatly appreciated.

I'd like to learn as much as I can and would like to share what I learn to help others here.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Questions -answer according to the number

1. Do you own an SD Card for it? Do you have a way to put files on it i

2. Did you read Dr.ketan's thread on installing a stock ROM via PC Odin?

3. What do you need to save? Application data or just photos and such

4. Did you drop it in water?

5. Did you try a factory reset in stock recovery? (Warning - do not do this if your phone has ICS 4.0.4 installed)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johnnyhacktivist:
I really appreciate your response and how thorough you are.

I have a few phones to play with, I'm really keen on learning this stuff, I'm a boilermaker, and I'm tired of it, I need something more cerebral, I have experience pulling phones apart to swap components, and I want to take that to the next level.

1. sd card with phone, it isn't mine, nor is the phone. I will get an sd card of my own and a reader later in the day.

I'm using a ratty old PC, I have a macbook pro if you think that would be better to use for this stuff.

2. No, but I will search for it now

3. I don't know what's on here, I'd like to save everything, failing that, something

4. I don't know if it has been dropped in water, I couldn't find indicators anywhere in the phone

5. No, how do I find out what ICS is on here? I'm not even familiar with term.

I apologise for my naivety in this subject, thanks again for your response
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
No scenario here saves the data. The photos may get saved depending on the scenario.

OK so I would make sure you read the OP of this thread and make sure you don't brick your device.

Honestly, the easiest thing to do would be to try a factory reset. But this may not be safe if you're on 4.0.4. (iCS = ice cream sand which, and older android version).

If you are in 2.3.6 or 4.1 you are safe from the brickbug.

The next easiest thing would be to download a Rom you choose and the PhilZ kernel (any new version is fine), put them on an SD Card. Flash philz kernel off of your external SD card in stock recovery. Reboot to Phil's recovery and wipe data system dalvik cache and preload. Flash whatever ROM you downloaded (I would recommend [MENTION=4114030]ThaiDai[/MENTION] pristine LT4 or CM10.2). If you flash CM flash gapps after. Reboot.

Lastly would be to just flash a stock ROM using PC Odin or Heimdall for mac. You will have to have the Samsung drivers setup which are in [MENTION=3931450]dr.ketan[/MENTION]'s toolbox (link in the FAQ of this thread). This will do a full wipe for you.

the cleanest way is PC Odin.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johnnyhacktivist:
Please don't misinterpret me when I ask if you mean "No scenario here saves the data" with 100% conviction. I recognise that your understanding of this well exceeds my own, but I would have thought there would be some magical software that could extract data, or have I seen too many TV shows and movies that depict that kind of scenario?

I'm not here to argue with strangers, like I said, your knowledge in this field exceeds my own, I'm here to listen and learn.

I will read the thread.

Will that answer the question I had about finding what OS is running on it when the device won't boot? Or is this another impossible scenario?

Will it show me the steps for the above procedures?

Thanks again
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Eh we are having a misunderstanding. By data I mean things like phone numbers, webpage history, web bookmarks, text messages. These things are usually backed up to Google account if you have done that in the past

AFAIK, however, images, etc. Will not be erased.

One scenario where you can save SYSTEM data is to figure out exactly what ROM you have and flash the appropriate philz, reboot to recovery, wipe cache and dalvik, and reboot to system. But its unlikely to fix the problem even if you do figure out the appropriate kernel version to flash. You usually need a factory reset.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Regarding finding what OS you have, I don't remember if stock recovery will tell you the android version... I haven't had stick recovery for over a year.

Can you boot into stock recovery and tell me If it says a build or version number?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Also if the data (remember I am talking about system data, not images and the like) is crucial, you would need to setup ADB and mount the disk... And pull the appropriate files... You can search for an adb guide for Samsung.

Realize I'm typing on my phone so I can't be 100% inclusive.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johnnyhacktivist:
build

build version : 3.43 - n7000

does that help?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
not really, maybe someone else will know.

So the phone numbers and calendars are not backed up to google?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johnnyhacktivist:
to the best of my knowledge, no.

I guess we'll just forget that, and just try to get the phone working
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
You may want to ask whomever to login to google and see
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johnnyhacktivist:
That's ok, they are happy just to have a working phone
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
If you were to take it to a Samsung Service center, they would use PC Odin and flash the latest stock 4.1.2 ROM.

I would say "just do a factory reset" from stock recovery, no flashing required, but if its on android 4.0.4 you can potentially trigger the brickbug
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johnnyhacktivist:
Where do I look for details on this procedure? I have Odin.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Its the second FAQ in the beginning of this thread:

Q: How can I install a Stock ROM without use of Kies?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johnnyhacktivist:
I'm going to have a stab at it, I appreciate the help, I will surely pester you for more info in the future ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johnnyhacktivist:
The procedure was successful, GT-N7000 is fully functional, thanks again for the guidance
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Glad you got it going.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xyz`1:
[/COLOR]Hello everyone I may have hard bricked my phone, It started when i clean flashed the latest 23rd september cm 10.1.3 build it worked fine at first,but, ill give you guys a detailed account of what happened

1.i didn't have gapps on my phone so i thought i didn't need it immediately anyway and hence i didn't flash gapps,

2.it was all working alright and but then certain parts of the ui didnt work (the thing on the notification bar which you press and the quick settings tiles appear)

3.then the browser wouldn't work anymore it show the animation for the browser opening and then it would crash.

4.then one day the screen flickered and crashed while i was using the phone and then it wouldn't go past the cm bootscreen.

5.i made it to recovery factory resetted and thought i'd best reflash and old build which was working okay so i flashed an old cm 10.1 nightly in between the screen flickered and it crashed

6.made it to recovery again wiped again tried flashing again and it completed the process, then i tried flashing the gapps(I had the old ones) and it between that it crashed again.

7.made it to recovery again and i thought i mightve messed things up so i wiped again and flashed an old cm kernel that i had so that i can make sure that theres nothing wrong with the recovery (Note:all this while battery was at 100%)

8.flashed that it worked but then again when i tried to flash a rom it would flicker and crash but recovery would always work, then i tried to mount usb storage it didn't work for some reason. anyhow,so i switched off the phone with recovery fully functional.

9.next morning i reached the samsung galaxy note logo but it wouldn't go to recovery, then after a few more tries the samsung galaxy note logo wouldn't appear anymore.

10.Now, the phone shows a charging sign when i connect it to a charger,battery full,but i cant switch it on whenever i try the screen goes off and the whole charging thing comes all over again.

So i read about the hard brick discussed in this thread it was pretty old and i dont think the battery charging thing was visible in his case,this is what gives me some hope. I think flashing a stock rom from pc odin is the thing to do right now but i've created enough of a mess as it is and i wanted to make sure if this is what i need to do?

Thank you very much and i really appreciate anyone willing to help.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] para756:
Stuck at boot screen.

Hi,

I got a galaxy note from a friend, which is stuck at the boot screen.

It does not seam to boot into recovery mode, so I tried to flash PhilZ-cwm6 recovey in order to flash a custom frimware later and avoid the problems with safe/unsafe kernels that are mentioned everywhere.

My problem is that odin stops at "NAND Write Start". Am i not paitient enough or do i miss something? When i Reboot the Phone the firmware update counter went up.

Is that the right way to start from afterall?

Thanks in ahead for any advice.

Marco
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I'm pretty sure it's not hard bricked... It sounds like the battery may be old and in the process your system got a little screwed...

Do you have access to a different battery to test?

Does it auto shut off ever when plugged in?

Did you wipe data system dalvik cache preload in recovery and reflash ROM while entirely plugged in to power outlet and reboot..without unplugging

Note: even while plugged in u may still have issues if its a bad battery.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
So you go to download mode and it gets stuck at nand write?

What happens when you try to access recovery? It just reboots?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] para756:
Hi AndroidSlave, thanks for your reply!

Yes download mode works. But stops at "NAND Write Start" no error line or anything else. I attached a screenshot of Odin3.

If i press the Home+VolUp+Power and just flashes the "SAMSUNG GALAXY Note GT-N7000" bootscreen then the screen is black again and shortly after that the boot screen shows again.

If i just press power then this short flash does'nt happen. But the same bootscreen is shown.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
That's not good.

Do you have warranty?

I think this issue may warrant its own thread in Q&A. I would collect your info and start a new thread
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] para756:
No, the device is older than 2 years now, so there is no warranty.

Shall i simply open a new Thread? Is there any additional data I should provide?

Do you think what i've done so far should have worked? (I know that's hard to tell from the distance.)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Yeah you should open a new thread for possible hardware brick and repost everything you posted here

You can TRY installing philz in Odin and boot to recovery do a full wipe and use recovery to flash CM10.2 then use the brick scan tool to see if u have bad blocks...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xyz`1:
It feels awesome to know its probably not hard bricked when you ask i realise even though i did all necessary wipes that you mentioned i was never plugged into a power source throughout the whole process and once even during a flash i disconnected the usb cable cause the usb mount wasn't working and that was when the screen suddenly flickered and went off. I don't have immediate access to a battery but since your reply i will check it out with another battery and write back and i also dont remember any auto shutdowns whenever it was plugged in. Thank you very much this really is a really user friendly thread you've got here!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rich204:
Noob Question

Im currently using a S3 (i747m) and its stock rooted and would like to know if its worth downgrading to Note 1 (GT-N7000)?

Why I ask is cause I'm feeling for a bigger screen and stylus. Please let me know what are the key factors of what i could be losing or gaining.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
This question is way out of the scope of this thread. Compare the specs of the 2 side by side and decide.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theblackpig:
updating PhilZ

To update the kernel from Philz cwm XXLRI AUT 2.7 to cwm XXLRI AUT 3.99, do I just flash the 3.99 zip in CWM recovery?

Was wondering if it's alright to use CWM to replace itself? Ta.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
Yes
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Koljanthebest:
Recovery

I any manuals for back to stock recovery?

from cwm
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
This should help

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1424997