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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] michalpo:
So I flashed PhilZ`s Kernel, but the Kernel version looks exactly the same as the previous stock one. I am assuming it is due to using stock version and only applying "safe code" ?

Regards,
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Yes. To ensure you are on the safe philz kernel you may reboot into recovery (volume up + home + power) and see whether you are in philz touch cwm or stock android recovery. If it is cwm you are set.

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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steamguage:
Proper Philz Kernel after 4.0.4 Upgrade

Fifth post from a Noob:

I purchased a used European Bloc GT-N7000, ran the Chainfire app and determined it was subject to the Brickbug. I read a whole bunch more asking in another thread what was the best next step to upgrade. Philz Kernel was advised.

I searched on Sammobile and found the 4.0.4 file showing a sequence of prior installations which matched the GB on it exactly.

I upgraded successfully and am now a little confused which one of the 'Safe' Philz packages posted on his thread is correct. I did find the xda thread "[REF] Samsung letter codes to check firmware compatibility" but want to be completely certain I would be using the correct one.

.

I now have:

PDA: N7000XXLRI PHONE: N7000XXLRB CSC: N7000XXLP8 Build Info: Wed Jul 11 19:41:13 KST 2012

I would be desirous of having a rooted phone hence the .zip files using stock recovery are desirable.

The next Noob question is merely I want to verify that it is obviously correct to flash the .zip from one's SD card without needing to wipe?

And lastly what procedure should I use if something does go wrong such as a hang, etc.?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shoey63:
Philz XXLR1-AUT-3.99 is the one that matches your build. (Although any Philz ICS will work). Put the zip version on ExtSdCard and "apply update from external storage" in stock 3e recovery.Do NOT wipe beforehand. Wiping on stock ICS is risky. Don't wipe after either. Phone needs to be rebooted to activate new (safe) kernel. Then you can go back into recovery and do a backup. Wiping will now be safe if the need arises. You can also safely flash newROMs. No need to worry about precautions before flashing Philz. It will work:thumbup:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steamguage:
Thanks much for guidance for noobs!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jnyfox:
The bricking story

I dont know if this is to any help to anyone but, I tell how I just bricked my Note(N7000)

I was on stock 4.0.4. Rooted with zip file update from recovery mode. Long time ago.

First I downloaded Slimbean rom and Gapps to sd card. In the installation guide it says to wipe and format /system. Well I couldnt do this because I only had the 3e stock recovery. I was able to do wipe.

So I downloaded CWM and updated it from recovery. It installed and immediately started the new CWM, after this I did wipe and format /system.

After this, without any reboots, I started updating the ROM. It hung up in format and data mounting(or similar). After a while the phone went black. It went off. Couldnt wake it up anymore. "My hands got sweaty". I calm myself down, I have done flashing many times to I9000, once thought I bricked that but was able to bring it to life again.

Well did a simple google search and found out that there was this WARNING thread just 2-3 posts above the Slimbean thread.

Just seconds later of the discovery I was sure it was hardbricked, no way to revive it. I felt so frustrated and angry(I get that a lot if I cant fix something myself, kinda DIY man).

Well I knew the common risks. Just did not know it was this huge possibility to brick it, so easily. I flashed my wife´s I9000 to Slimbean(easy) just a moment before bricked my Note. I was in a hurry, its my mistake, my responsibility. Im still angry...

I found out that there is possibility to Jtag the eMMC chip. But its 50% possibility to get it work. Getting the JTag hardware costs around 200€. Shipping the phone to other side of the world to do it costs almost the same. Havent made my mind yet what to do with it.

Just got a brand new ZTE Blade 3 for a temporary phone, its hardly a substitute for a great phone such as Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 was.

RIP. :crying:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shoey63:
You wiped with CWM.zip on stock ICS kernel right? In that case you are truly "superbricked". Therefore new MOBO/Phone, or repartition are the only options. :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jnyfox:
Yeah, Thats what I went and did. Flashing, wiping and formatting never did this when I was on i9000.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mustafak91:
flashing leaked jb

Hello there, I have flashed my note 4.0.4 to 4.1.2 from leaked XXLSA. It is working good but I want to flash super nexus. It has no root or cwm. Since 4.1.2 is a leak, I couldn't find much reliable information and I am a little noob on flashing Android.

I bought it from Germany

Baseband version: N7000XXLSA

Kernel version: 3.0.31-549786 se.infra@SEP-64 #3 SMP PREEMPT Tue Nov 20 00:02:36 KST 2012

Build number: JZO54K.N7000XXLSA

What steps I should take to flash it? I cannot know wheter this kernel is safe or not. Can you help me? Thanks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Kernel is probably philz which is safe because i dont think LSA leak was originally released without philz, but i may be wrong. Only way to see is reboot to recovery and see if it is cwm or stock android. Since philz is simply a modified binary of the stock kernel, phone settings will just tell you the stock kernel release info.

You said you have no root or cwm. If that's accurate you are probably not safe. It has not yet been definitively determined whether the stock 4.1.2 kernel by Samsung is affected by brick bug or not. Reports vary as to whether their method of implementation is actually effective or not.

If stock android you are not safe. If philz you may wipe /data /cache /preload /system and dalvik cache then flash another ROM in cwm per the instructions on that ROMs thread.

If not philz flash philz from stock android recovery or PC Odin.

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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
Xxlsa is also there in Sam mobile which has the stock kernel. So as above poster said, boot into recovery to check for philz kernel
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mustafak91:
Thanks for the info. I have booted phone into recovery mode (volume up+power+home) and it is showing me:

Android system recovery <3e>

Volume up/down to move ..

reboot now

apply update from ADB

apply update from external storage

wipe data/factory reset

wipe cache partition

apply update from cache

# MANUAL MODE #

-- Applying Multi-CSC --

Applied the CSC-code : DBT

Sucesfully applied multi-CSC

So that means I am on stock kernel? Can I just flash the kernel you mentioned via ODIN? Can you point me to there? Thanks!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
Yes this is stock recovery. Instead of using odin, use the zip version of philz xxlsa kernel and flash it using apply update from external storage.

That way you avoid a yellow triangle at boot.

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http://www.mediafire.com/?qw3ajr81qe0q5eo

Download to external sd. Else you cant flash from stock recovery.

And did you just write down the entire recovery mode text? :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] psone:
Have a Verizon Galaxy Nexus. When wifi tethering, the phone gets so hot that it discontinues charging and slowly discharges the battery, about 1% every 10 minutes or so. I have no over clocking, in fact I'm using the Franko kernel which turns off CPU1 when the screen is off.

Only things I've found is to take the phone back off and blow cold air on it to restart the charging. Any other suggestions or resolutions?

Possibly turning down the wifi power?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JediNinjafication:
It's because tether uses so much power so when you're charging and deleting (essentially) its to much.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] pseudoheld:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ndwich-builds-for-its-phones-purpose-unknown/

oh motorola how good you treat us...this is a great alternative to actually unlocking our bootloader! thanks! /sarcasm

i actually have 2/1 maybe because im using bootmenu and have rooted my device twice :D

just reboot into stock recovery and see for yourself!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] maarawoe:
omg.... could anyone please tell me why do I even keep this phone??? why do I let motorola to treat me like an idiot for the money I paid them??\

btw, I am proud for my 2/1 ! :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] romdroid.:
lol. I am sure flashing the official sbf will fix this.

haha here is a comment from androidpolice

poor fellow :p
[Motorola Droid RAZR] pseudoheld:
would be interesting to see someone try this out!

let's hope the root counter is not an e-fuse :S
[Motorola Droid RAZR] maarawoe:
I don't believe it will work as in case you can wipe its data by simple sbf the checker will be pointless....
[Motorola Droid RAZR] romdroid.:
yes I cant because I have just flashed it, maybe someone else can check it. But I think it restore the phone to 100% stock. And if that guy in the comments never rooted his phone and still get 1/1, is motorola going to say he tampered with the software when he didnt? They need to check up their ****ing security routines stupid dumb****s
[Motorola Droid RAZR] adaimespechip:
The 2/1 image on AP was my device - no idea why though. I've definitely rooted my device more than twice (probably along the lines of a dozen times!) and i'm running the stock .41 en.eu ROM.

Any other thoughts on the 2/1 statement?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] pseudoheld:
maybe if you flashed a custom rom it goes from 1/1 (being stock rom rooted) to 2/1 (custom rom rooted)?

just guessing though.

from first reports however it seems like the indicator is pretty wonky.

a guy in a german forum i frequent has 1/1 even though he now is unrooted again.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] adaimespechip:
I don't use custom ROMs really, I stick to stock roms and just root it. I flashed the STOCK .41 rom via RSD and then rooted, I didn't check to see what the status was prior to rooting, however.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] pseudoheld:
i think thats one of the problems we will have.

what we need is someone with a brand new device who can go through some steps and check how the root checker reacts.

just root a stock rom.

flash a custom rom

reflash stock

etc.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] adaimespechip:
I think this whole story is a made-up paranoid uneducated guess.

I've just totally un-rooted and 2/1 is still showing, rerooted and again, showing 2/1

I'll reflash via RSD this evening and I assume, it will still show 2/1 even though the flashed build is un-rooted.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] overclockxp:
Hey Moto, if you would just unlock the bootloaders like you said you would we wouldn't being playing these games!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] blisslove:
I think you can use fastboot flash recovery.img to reset counter if they really recorded root counts. I'm not sure though. I've got 2/1 on my RAZR. Anyway, my RAZR is almost out of warranty. So I wouldn't care about that count. :D
[Motorola Droid RAZR] adaimespechip:
That's a really good point! Could anyone try this out please?

Edit: surely flashing the entire sbf via RSD will have the same effect though?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] misterk267:
I don't think RSD would fix it...i heard it was independent of anything to do with flashing. That's just an idea though.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] blisslove:
Well according to OP, Motorola started to implement it on ICS. If we can refresh from GB boot, system, CDROM and recover images manually and flash ICS OTA again, it would reset the counter i think. I might be wrong. :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] GaganPla:
i never ever rooted my new rarz maxx ....neither i flashed official or unofficial rom via rsd lite nd still it showing qe 2/1 but i do want to mention when i bought razr maxx it was on gingerbread rom 2.3.6 and when i checked for update it showed its up to date but on all websites official ics has come ....so i checked through motorola update checker still showing phone UTD ....so i called service center and asked them about ICS & they said ics is available bring phone to service center and v will update ur phone nd i think they flash ICS through rsd lite thats y its showing qe 2/1??
[Motorola Droid RAZR] coniliakis:
I've got 2.3.5 stock rooted and still got qe 1/1 on recovery :) what's the fuss with ICS only?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] pseudoheld:
so maybe this is all wrong after all....

i just copied the news ;) thought someone actually checked up on it already but by the looks of it it seems either totally random or to have nothing to do with being rooted or not....
[Motorola Droid RAZR] WongJames:
I am running stock asia retail ICS and rooted (and once only), but it shows 2/1 instead of 1/1

so..i believe it is not really a root checker
[Motorola Droid RAZR] coniliakis:
according to this post here my qer file in data/misc/qer is this

another user says this:

but I disagree since the only changes I did on my system (as I can recall) are deleting Gotomeeting and rooting it of course. (I didn't know about Root Uninstaller's capability of freezing apps). After realizing the conditions I tried to install it via Play Store but of course not same version.

From the few things I know on linux and commands I believe the so-called checker, simply cannot check the whole system for integrity (checksum etc) and changes. It is just a simple command line that checks and if we manage to handle it then all is ok. You can fool the system and read the command. Root is either temporary or permanent depending on the method. A stock unedited rom reflash resolves the issues. From what I understood RAZR has 2 partitions and in that case it might be a bit more difficult to spot the changes and where they are done or mentioned or to even make this checker -null-

btw today I found a gotomeeting package in /system/multiconfig/ap/7012/app can someone confirm that version 5.0.799.1095 was packed with 2.3.5, also found Social Location 6.01 and Hot Pursuit are these ok?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] reaperzero:
lol most of us that run boot menu hijack and one of the roms based on a de odexed rom wont have QE starting up anyway >_>
[Motorola Droid RAZR] klabit87:
I have mine stock never touched it with root (yet) or anything.

Still waiting on my factory cable just in case I have any problems.

Mine says qe 0/0 as expected according to the article.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dave5777:
I used the Droid RAZR Utility to flash the OTA still 1/1. I'm glad this is a company phone I would never buy this locked down pos.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] bwheelies:
Running. 211 unrooted and mine is qe 1/1. Used to be rooted but flashed stock again.

Not consistent with what is being said.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] lucidvtec:
First off they are deff using this as a weapon

I know first had as they cancelled my warranty perm because my device is rooted....

Qe.. upon boot scans system and checks the file signatures and logs it

If u call verizon and are speaking to anyone in tech support..ur screwed

I also have verification on this from a personal friend of mine that works for them

Sucks... moto started it...And verizon and others carriers love it

In reality its gonna save those companies alot of money...and alot more money even compared to the people that stop buyin because of the invasion of privacy

I dont think there is gonna be a work around bein that its server checked signed files. :(
[Motorola Droid RAZR] lukas77:
Mine has 2/1 I rooted it dozen times I also flashed SBF dozen times, using bootmenu and of course root. I just waiting if anyone confirm or dis-confirm it is true. If this is true I will sell my RAZR as soon as possible, I litteraly started to hate this company!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] maarawoe:
In fact I will keep my phone to not give motorola a fresh user and new phones are too expensive to buy a new one just because of the idiots but I am pretty sure that THIS is my very last motorola's phone.....
[Motorola Droid RAZR] farhan-anwar:
I haven't rooted my RAZR yet, but its showing "qe 2/1" in recovery menu. :eek: Running on .328 Asia Retail.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dave5777:
I checked my friend's virgin max it was 0/0 I think once qe is set it stays set even after you unroot. I flashed the Ota with the RAZR utility which overwrites all the system still 1/1. Good for you Motorola!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] sha_tan:
Well mine says "2/1". WTH is this supposed to mean? I have a rooted Razr XT910 running on stock ICS.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] bladewriter:
The rootchecker is on GB too...

Just to be clear, this didn't start with ICS. I have a Razr still on GB 2.3.6 and it has /xbin/qe and places the logfile in /data/misc/qer on every reboot. What's new is that with ICS the qe numbers (eg 1/1) are now displayed on the recovery screen and possibly embedded in the rom now. I'm not sure how, when, or where the logfile is uploaded back to Moto/VZW.

Just for fun I ran /xbin/qe as superuser and got "usage: /xbin/qe <scan_dir>". If you run /xbin/qe on some test directory, it will zero

out the /data/misc/qer. But then it does the full scan on every boot and restores qer. I've no idea what this kind of monkeying around will do on ICS.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] maarawoe:
How about to reset the qer, temp unroot and reboot?

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BTW. found an older post

http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/v7dtc/carrier_iq_round_2_motorolas_android_devices_are/
[Motorola Droid RAZR] darthanubis:
So what is a subscriber got the Razr as a replacement phone. If the checker can't ever be reset, how would the carrier know, if the preowned Razr was not rooted before the second subscriber took ownership?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] coolcube:
no root and stock ICS

and i have 2/1
[Motorola Droid RAZR] rigbyrobot:
Just to be on the optimistic side, could this be code in preparation for a bootloader unlock flag that will work with the next update? I would gladly give up my warranty for the ability to truly unlock the bootloader and not have to sacrifice the ram that kexec needs to bypass the bootloader. Just a thought... Hope... Dream
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Peccz:
I've got 2/1, rooted the phone several times before but now unrooted by fastbooting to ICS leak. the ICS leak is a different region than my phone was stock, if that could have something to do with anything
[Motorola Droid RAZR] quarky42:
Ok Motorola...want to be asshats about replacing phones with PHYSICAL defects because someone rooted, then someone will come up with a recovery that mimics the stock recovery and says 0/0 and looks the same.

Jackasses. I was reading a thread about the Asus Transformer TF700 that some people are having physical connector and physical screen warranty problems because of a very similar thing.

In cars there is the magnuson-moss act that prevents companies from yanking your warranty unless they PROVE beyond a doubt that your mods caused the failure. I sure hope there is an eventual outcry that forces a similar act to come about. I have no problem losing the warranty on stuff I myself directly cause by flashing / modifying. On the other hand, physical stuff should still be covered. If there is a weak port or defect the manufacturer should suck it up.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] repilce:
Agreed, Just found a NIB razr on the cheap i'm thinking of getting to upgrade from XperiaPlay. But I just sent in my wifes first CPO Bionic in that I had updated to ICS leak back due to defective camera hardware. Of course I RSD'd it back to original. I just hope they wont try to stick me for 300$ if it has a qe they don't like.. :eek:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] vash_h:
I don't think this is accurate.. I'm on stock ics rooted, never installed any custom roms.. But it shows 2/1?

Sent from my ICS Moto Razr XT910
[Motorola Droid RAZR] adaimespechip:
THIS
[Motorola Droid RAZR] DrUnKenSTeiN:
I'm still on gb 2.3.6 stock and never rooted. I get 1/1 :eek:. .
[Motorola Droid RAZR] sullytrny:
If you brick your phone you shouldn't get covered. They just better not the 9 me when they fix my speaker which they didn't fix last time and they left my phone on when they shipped it back to me

.215 radio - SimplexROM 1.2 - Daily Driver - XT912 - Wigdetsoid - Linux Installer - Otter Box - Safestrap
[Motorola Droid RAZR] djerk:
I've had my razr rooted since Feb and I pay for insurance for my phone, am I wasting my money since Verizon and moto can tell that my phone has been rooted
[Motorola Droid RAZR] bwheelies:
Just for reference, I was full stock .211 the other day at qe 1/1.

Rooted and did safe strap and flashed custom rom. qe 1/1.

Back to rooted .211 and still at....you guessed it- qe 1/1.

Whomever put this out is probably working for Apple.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] djerk:
I was at the Verizon kiosk at the local mall yesterday and I booted into recovery on razr and razr maxx display models, both showed qe 0/0 so I think there is something to it,I showed it to the sales rep he didn't know what it meant but told me they can check for any modification by going into settings
[Motorola Droid RAZR] gierso:
you are almost totally right :) but i think

you should still get covered for hardware issues but not for software issues .. and i mean the issues your tampering of the phone provokes maybe you bricked your phone RADIO or storage paths (maybe over heated the camera led), ETC (this should and must not be covered)

but a really faulty hardware as a faulty Droid 3 keyboard or the light sensor that dies (even on stock rom) or the motherboard is faulty, this they should cover as long as its not provoked by you. :P

but anyway im with you on this topic, just happen to have a variation in the oipinion :cyclops:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] scottjb:
I don't see why rooting would pose a problem for insurance. Warranty replacements are free for the consumer, those would be a problem because of those who root and brick. You pay a premium and a deductible for an insurance claim so you should be entitled to the replacement. The terms of your insurance agreement should provide the answer.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] DrUnKenSTeiN:
So noone really knows what qe 0/0 , 1/1, 2/1 means?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] bboyle:
Just my 1/2 cent worth on this. I have two friends who are Moto execs that are directly involved with the razr, they both survived the recent down-sizing. Both have commented that Moto is strongly considering that they should unlock the bootloader. They are aware of this community and others and the content of postings we make. I will have my Razr by the end of the week.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] reaperzero:
lol it would seem so
[Motorola Droid RAZR] reaperzero:
:/ i dont think they can do anything. during the nnew product line up they just said " we release moar dev editions" they mostly cater to verizon and dont really give much crap about anyone else
[Motorola Droid RAZR] maarawoe:
I told you its a trap :DD
[Motorola Droid RAZR] iBolski:
I'm qe 1/1. I've rooted, flashed several different custom ROMs, fast-booted back to stock, etc several times. Originally, came with stock GB on it, upgraded to ICS, etc.

Too many different things going on and what I would like to know is, has anyone ACTUALLY gotten confirmation from either Motorola or Verizon on this? Where did p3droid actually get this information? Was it confirmed for sure? Was it from a reliable source?

I have yet to hear that this has actually been confirmed to be a root checker and what it's actual use is.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] davtse:
i'm on stock, never rooted, only upgraded to ics through OTA, and i'm sitting on Qe 2/1.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] iBolski:
Did you purchase your phone used, refurbished or new? If you got it used or refurbished, that might explain it or not.

Just curious to see how you got your phone.