yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SORF:
You

need to decide what you want from your device. Custom ROMs come with variable amounts of tweaks, some add functions (like call recording, ability to theme, additional setting toggles, .... etc), some are more geared towards performance and/or battery life.

There are broadly two categories (with many iterations), those based on Touch Wiz and others based on the CyanogenMod framework. People will swear by this ROM or the other and you will never know whats good for you until you have sampled some yourself. They all have big threads in the forum with varying degrees of clarity on what they offer, I as a noob generally avoid the poorly described and very new ones. I personally like the Paranoid Android set of ROMs - but thats just me.

Happy flashing!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheOtherTiagoTiago:
Is there somthing like a database or search engine where i can specify things that i want and things i don't want and it will give me a list of ROMs that match those filters?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SORF:
You (and I) wish!

The forum top posts normally have the most widely used ROMs. Look in the "original" and the android development forums. The ROM's main characteristics are put in [ ], like [ICS], [ICS 4.0.4]....etc in the thread title. Some describe their features, but in my experience they are not comprehensive, the developers perhaps like to have people use them and judge for themselves. Some have links to websites where they have more information / videos ... etc.

Everything is fragmented. It is easy for professionals to find what they need - this is who XDA is for (I think). Those professionals allow us to dabble in their work and help as much as they can. They are normally individuals or small groups that do this as a pass time. Most of us leach off their hard work, so don't expect any uniformity or extensive guides - they simply don't have time.

I hesitated for weeks before defiling my warranty, but my curiosity got the best of me at the end. There is no substitute for spending hours on the forums and on your handset to find that elusive magical ROM. It will be outdated very soon though!

Currently on CM10 v5 for one day, and loving it!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phlooke:
Why dont you run a small list on this thread of what you want and some of us who have used various ROM's may be able to help out?

Great reply :good:

I would re-iterate that READING the threads is paramount, remember to use the search facility - most aggravation in development threads is caused by "n00bs" asking the same question that has been asked & answered dozens of times.

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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheOtherTiagoTiago:
I'll give that a try, i'm not sure if i even know the right questions though...

First of all i don't wanna have to worry about the superbrick bug.

I wanna have at least as much functionality as the stock Samsung Gingerbread (including Swype and that antitheft stuff from Samsung, tweakable camera (exposure, macro mode, manual focusing etc), and stuff like Google Calendar synch etc); so probably this narrows down to the TW compatible ones.

Having to choose between battery life and performance i pick battery life; but obviously not sacrificing any would be ideal.

Compatibility with most apps (i have quite an eclectic taste; but some people might say it is more of a hoarding behaviour...)

The more stable the possible.

If possible i don't wanna have to buy a memory card (my Note didn't come with a free one)

The more customizable the better.

If possible compatible with Avast (antivirus and antitheft specially)

I'm not sure what else i should take in consideration...

edit: i was a bit hesitant of going the route of asking for people to suggest me which ROM to use 'cause i was afraid people here would react like "if you can't figure it out on your own you shouldn't be doing it at all"; that is why i went with the "give me the tools to help myself" approach at first.

Btw, somthing i'm not sure if it would be a ROM/kernel thing or if it could just be done with an app; is it possible to sandbox individual permissions on a per app basis (kinda like feeding dummy info in place of real one and redirecting writes and network packages to /dev/null) ? I noticed some apps ask for permission for things that shouldn't really be needed for that particular app; kinda feels like either the developer just asked for everything just in case or copied permissions from a previous unrelated project out of habit, or perhaps there might be some shady busyness going on in the background....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phlooke:
I'll try and answer some of these, hopefully others will chip in...

Brick Bug - Any "Safe Kernel" will get around this. As mentioned before you'll need to read up on this (start with the OP of this thread) essentially you will need to flash a safe kernel as a solid base from which to flash your desired/chosen ROM. My advice would be to flash the pre-rooted GB ROM (search this thread for Dr ketan - it's in his signature) thus avoiding any brick; from GB you can flash any ROM you like safely.

Functionality - the ROMs are broadly divided as previously mentioned by someone else into two categories those based on TouchWizz and those based on CyanogenMod (CM).CM ROMs do not have any of the Samsung crap in them but you also lose the SPen apps - there are plenty of alternatives but if thats your thing then TW ROM is probably for you. Having said that you'll need to check the OP of your chosen ROM to ensure that Samsung SPen apps are supported.

Google synch is built into Android so regardless of your ROM you should not have any issues with any Google synch, Calender/Gmail etc.

I use CameraZOOM FX as a direct replacement to the stock camera - this is personal choice and not something that the DEV's often concern themselves with other than getting stock camera working.

Battery Life/Performance - this is related more to the Kernel rather than the ROM and amongst other things being able to change CPU Governor. You can change the Kernel to one other than that which comes with the ROM - check Chasmodo Kernel repository thread.

Compatibility with Apps is not governed by the App developer. You've got a choice of GB, ICS & now JB so you'll need to check on your apps compatibility with each as part of your decision process.

The stability of the ROM is a bit of hit & miss affair. I run Paranoid Android and I have no issues with stability, others report that they get frequent reboots and other random issues with apps FC etc. I strongly believe these issues can be avoided/mitigated with a clean install and using pre-rooted GB as your base.

Not sure about your memory card comment, no matter what ROM you eventually decide on it will not increase the memory of your Note!? ...we're talking customising s/w which has no direct impact on the h/w of the device.

Avast runs on CM9 based ROMs - I have run it on CM9, CM10 and Paranoid Android (which it should since it's CM based!)

In summary, then I have not really highlighted any particular ROM :laugh: ...but hopefully this info will be of some benefit :eek:

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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Garang:
Cannot proceed after boot animation

Greetings Masters,

I have a question and seek your knowledge, guidance and assistance.

First my specs for my SG Note.

N7000 (International Version)

ROM: JB; PARANOID 1.991

Kernal: Hydracore v2 STD

Flashed a Custom boot animation, Anti-iphone ad (from ROM Toolbox Pro).

Can go into download mode But cannot go into CWM or anything else (I dont think it is capable of doing it - since it is a SGN).

Problem: When booting, it is in a cannot go past the boot animation (the boot animation will start and complete, but stucks then).

How did problem start?: I connected my SG Note to my PC (ADB and USB debugging was on), to merely charge. It was charging fine until about an hour later, it suddenly rebooted and got stuck after the end of the boot animation. As far as I know, I was not running any type of software to the SG Note, such as Kies, PC ODIN, etc.

Prior to this I had just flashed the Hydracore v2 STD about 24 hours ago. However in that 24 hours, there was no issue, etc. Everything was fine.

So from what I understand (and read in the forums), It simply cannot launch the ROM (or something to that effect).

I was thinking that I need to reflash the PARANOID ROM. But I usually flash using CWM which I cannot go into.

Therefore I need to use PC ODIN, but there is not tar version of PARANOID ROM.

Therefore I concluded, I must reflash an old GB ROM (direct rootable), then upgrade to CM9 ROM, and then to PARANOID 1.991.

Is this correct?

My question is, since my ROM is currently a CM10 JB. will there be an issues if I flash a GB ROM.

Next question, is there an easier way?

What is the issue anyway? (so I can learn).

Thank you all for the assistance.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mlody993:
I have phone bricked ! help !
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Garang:
Ok, Thanks, guys, I've managed to flash a stock GB using PC ODIN, then flashed CWM. and then the rest is history.

But I am really curious, how come the N7000 just rebooted and got into this problem in the first place. Any suggestions why? (as I am interested in learning).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yin-Yang:
Today, when I received a call, just before answering the screen went completely beserk & phone got stuck.

It is now working fine after reboot. What can be the reason?? It happened for the first time.

I have recently flashed Hydracore V 3 & then 3.1.

My phone has fallen down a couple of time few months back. But there has not been any issues even after those incidents.

Need some advice.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mhrsolanki2020:
not that i am new to rooting..

wanted to ask if i would root my note, n then make a back up from recovery .. n i would flash any rom or kernel.. n i would flash my backed up stock rom again n unroot it n flash the stock recovery.. still i wouldnt have my warranty back??
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CJSlim79:
As long as your binary counter is at 0 and you reflash a Stock firmware then there should be no issues with your warranty..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abanti:
Hi all!!

I'm a noob and sorry for the probably stupid question...

Where can i find a CWM Flashable ZIP of the STOCK LRK OFFICAL ROM from Samsung?

I've found it in TAR ODIN file but not CWM ZIP... I need it to delete certain files and to modify some others.

I know that i can modify all this things with Root Explorer after flashing the ODIN ROM, but it is uncomfortable.

Alternatively, i'm searching a FULLY STOCK ROM based on LRK, whithout any THEME.

Thank you and... XDA RULEZ !!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phlooke:
I dont know what the stock LRK Official ROM is, but, you should be very careful about deleting files.

Odin comes in two flavours, one that will sit on your phone - Mobile Odin - the other is Windows software - commonly referred to as PC Odin. As far as I know there is no Odin ROM :eek:

Root access can be a dangerous thing in the wrong hands....remember, with great power comes great responsibility! :rolleyes:

It doesn't sound as if you "know" what you are doing (no offence!) - why dont you take a few minutes to read through the n00b friendly thread and ask as many questions as you can in there?

[FAQ] HELP THREAD - Noob Friendly

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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abanti:
I Know what i do, don't worry about it. I want only to delete some useless APK, sounds and wallpaper to make the rom lighter and more battery saver...

With ODIN ROM i mean the TAR file to flash with ODIN and the LRK is the German ICS ROM 4.0.4

I'm searching this official rom in ZIP format flashable with CWM...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SORF:
CWMR is used to flash

custom

ROMs and uses the .zip format by default.

Stock ROMs are packed as .zip which we extract to .tar level then flash with PC or mobile ODIN. I recommend you use mobile ODIN if you are rooted to flash stock firmware. Follow Dr. Ketan's guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1424997, this has the stock ROM you need as well. You do run the risk of bricking your handset with stock ICS ROMs, worse still if you attempt this through CWM (if such thing is possible).

Be safe, PC ODIN flash a GB ROM and then update from there following Dr. Ketan's guide. You can then root your ICS ROM and delete stuff with any root explorer. Better still, freeze the apps in question to see their effects and make sure you back them up before you delete them (Titanium backup or similar).

Good luck!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abanti:
Thank you guy!

I'll follow your instructions!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bjornberfelo:
but don't use the CMW.zip!!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] senectus:
I'm in the middle of trying to get out of a boot loop and Dr Ketan is helping but he's asked me to do something I'm not sure what to do:

How do i do this?

I've copied the file to a new blank SD card and stuck it in, I can get to "Custom ROM download mode" but how do I use the file I sent me?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joey_oggie:
Reboot into recovery by holding the power button + menu button + volume down button. There should be an option to install a zip file from external storage. Choose that option and then choose the zip file you want to flash. Navigate using the volume up/down buttons and make a choice by pressing the power button.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phlooke:
No, wrong buttons, its power + menu + VOL UP to get into recovery

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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joey_oggie:
Yeah, it's the volume up button. Sorry for that...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] senectus:
Yeah that works now I've managed to load a really old stock rom from GB.

My failed attempt at the latest ICS wouldn't let me boot to recovery.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] karlonicolas:
how to install ZIP file downloaded from OTA section of sammobile.com

I downloaded from the OTA Files section of sammobile.com a ZIP file "GT-N7000_SMA_93970111.zip", which appears to be an update file.

I have no idea how to install it. I have tried CWM (select zip file) and Mobile Odin (OTA update) with no success.

I can't get any OTA updates, and can't seem to update via Kies.

Please help me install the update.

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] javedabbasi:
Hi friends.

My phone firmware/kernel details are:

Android 4.0.4

Baseband:n7000XXLRB

Kernel Ver: 3.0.15 N7000XXLRI-CL811902

Build #: IMM75DXXLRI

My NOte is on eMMC brick threat.

I have read in some threads that deleting big files i.e. 50MB+ size may brick the phone at any time. As I usually do that, I want to make it safe. I would like your expert advise what to do?

1) If I remain on same ICS rom and flash any safe kernel, will it do the purpose? (Dr. Keten mention Hydracore as safe universel kernel. If yes, which version is for my ICS rom. or

2) I should downgrade to GB rom. (in Dr. Keten thread, I have seen different region roms, should I select any of those or does region make any difference)

If possible, I will prefer first option.

Thanks for any help.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] javedabbasi:
Thanks thering175 for reply. However, not very clear. Should I flash the kernel and it is safe to do anything (deleting big files and factory reset) or I should downgrade to GB rom?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thering1975:
If youre on stock kernel then there is a risk.

Once you flash a safe kernel then yes you are at less risk.

I presume you are staying on stock rom so follow dr k guide to rooting with a safe kernel

If you use chainfire kernel pick one that matches your rom i.e lrg u select lrg

If you choose gavins notecore then you can just pick his latest ics kernel.

Tge easiest way would be selecting the odin version of notecore and follow dr k guide. This will increase binary counter and guve you yellow warning sign. This can be reset using triangleaway. Always read the warnings regarding that app first.

If you are already rooted then use mobile odin to flash the safe kernel this negates the nees for triangleway and is prefferred mthod.

Basically doing this will give you safe kernel and safer recovery
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] navkp:
downgrading to stock

Hi,

I am on stock ICS 4.0.3 version and i feel it so buggy, so i need to downgrade it to 2.3.6 or upgrade to 4.0.4

I need only stock preferably non rooted

ICS 4.0.3

Baseband: n7000XXLPT

Kernel: 3.0.15-n7000JPLPD-CL643396

dpi@DELL173#3

SMP PREEMPT thu May 31 16:09:57 KST 2012

Build: IML74k.jplpd
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thering1975:
Try the new lrq edition of ics download libk in general thread its the best version yet
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] navkp:
can i directly flash using PC odin?

Or do i need to lash Gb rom first?

I assume N7000XXLRQ [28.08.2012][Android 4.0.4] this is the one you said
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thering1975:
As you are on ics already yes you can flash directly via odin
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unglued94ta:
Flash the LRQ build yesterday and man does it fly
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spiralpen:
Wifi dropping

Hi everyone,

I am having problem since I installed cm10 jelly bean, different roms might I add and kernels so I cant blame developers! (doh)

wifi appears then dissapears all the time, 3-4 minute window between each time it dissapear, back in a minute or two. Also sometimes it take forever to load things even when it shows wifi as on.

Before you ask, i have tried different wifi connections, connections that both worked pre-installing these roms. I wiped factory reset, cache, dalvik everything several times.. I made sure its not set to go to sleep but it is set to always on .. my wifi that is.

If I am lucky I can watch a 5 minute youtube clip, if i have bad luck I cant download a 5 megabyte app without spending 30 minutes on it.

Any suggestions would be very very appriciated :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GNoteLover:
Upgrade from Gingerbread KL8 to CM10 or paranoid android

Problem solved, went with CM10 and it is working quite well. Jelly Bean is very nice compared to GB.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SokoLOVE:
Want to try Chrack´s ICS 4.04 ROM

I have bought Galaxy Note in China a couple of months ago, here it is called GT-I9220, not N7000. Upon buying I have found out that all Google things were taken out of it and replaced by local cr#p - no Gmail, no Play Store, no Google Maps, even could not sync with my existing Google account. I have read forums and downloaded, the first ICS Stock Rom that there was, it was German, as far as I remember. It was a 3-file ROM, and I have flashed it successfully with ODIN. (did not do any wipe at that time). It was (or looked buggy), so I have tried to flash with a 1-file Hong Kong Stock ROM. It started fine, but after it started to write modem, the installation failed. I have tried several stock 1-file ROMs, still the same problem.

Finally, I have found a Chinese 3-file GB-based ROM, which I have managed to flash. The phone works, i have access to my google account, but Gmail app and Play store still won't work. I have downloaded and installed them, but they force close all the time.

I want to try Charck's ROM (downloaded it yesterday), but not really sure how to proceed.

I understand that this will flash only kernel. How do I flash the ROM later?

Phone info:

Model: GT-I9220

Android version: 2.3.6

Baseband version: I9220ZCLP1

Kernel version:2.6.35.7-I9220ZCKK1-CL707060 se.infra@sep-80 #2

Build number: AX918_ANZHI.COM_V.6.1

Thanks in advance!

(There are a lot of links on XDA forums to different roms and files, but they usually lead to file-sharing websites, which are blocked in China, so there is no way i can download it from there. Torrents are the only way for me.)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheOtherTiagoTiago:
The forum doesn't got separated sections for stable and unstable ROMs, does it?

Btw, what i meant about the brick bug is i don't want any ROM that would be unsafe; from what i can gather the brick bug doesn't manifest exclusively during flashing.

And about the memory card thing, i thought i read somewhere instructions for some ROM that involved having some files in a memory card; perhaps it was a guide about flashing a new ROM without a PC i guess, i don't really remember much about it, it was one of the things i skimmed thru while getting to know the Note before i got one.

edit:btw, no one answered me on the sandboxing thing.

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Be careful there; hopefully you won't be disappeared into some forced labor camp or some torture dungeon, nor put on a show trial for murder of someone the authorities considered disposable:(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mhrsolanki2020:
hey bro , you can download files normally even from bannedd websites in your country..

go to www.proxite.me

then scroll down to the botom of the page ,

n enter link in the box.;) it will let you open the pages.. if there are probs downloading then turn on the cookies option from the options menu :D works like a charm ;) :good: :cowboy:

See the image.. in attachments if you cant see this..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] heartreaper:
hey guys,

bought my note, waited for ics official update, updated, rooted using option 1 in this.

After rooting, the guide says to backup efs. what is the use of this? (i've already backed it up)

It also says to flash a safe kernel. can any one give an example of a kernel which is safe, and speed?

now i need to install cwm. how to do this? there is no mention of this in the guide.

also i find some games like asphalt freezing during play. can anyone guide me into what could be causing this?

if i need to go back to gb, is it enough if i just download the stock gb rom and flash it using pc odin? will this remove all the apps that i've downloaded on ics?

thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeetu1981:
efs contains all essential info about you phone like imei, serial no etc, search for efs to know more.

Hydracore and speedmod are most popular custom safe kernels as of now, just flash either of these kernels using mobile odin or pc odin and cwm recovery will be installed automatically with custom kernel, no need to flash it separately.

Sent from my GT-N7000
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mhrsolanki2020:
1) (about the kernel n recovery) wiping the data/factory reset n all are required while flashing the roms... but its not saafe to do it with the STOCK recovery .. so to flash CWM recovery you should flash a safe kernel .,,

if you flash a safe kernel you get the CWM recovery too..

2) About the EFS thing.. ) the Efs is folder .. where in all your REQUIRED imp data is stored for eg. The IMEI number of your cell phone is stored in that folder.. if at all your EFS folder is deleted or gets corrupted while flashing roms.. you wount be able to call (as the carrier first checks the imei n forwards the call to the dialed number ) ,, so it is advisable to use the back up ..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] heartreaper:
ok found hydracore, how do i flash it using pc odin?

i mean, checking auto reboot, f.reset time, and what to select in the rest of boxes, pit, bootloader, pda, phone, csc?

i have downloaded the hydracore kernel, which is just a .tar file with zImage file in it.