[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] alharaka:
Yeah, so maybe I did not understand entirely but when I flashed I got a success with Heimdall 1.3.1 CLI on OS X (10.6.8).

my-bacbook-pro:~ root# heimdall flash --recovery /Users/myusername/Downloads/boot.img --verbose
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Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Manufacturer: "SAMSUNG"
Product: "Gadget Serial"

length: 18
device class: 2
S/N: 0
VID:PID: 04E8:685D
bcdDevice: 021B
iMan:iProd:iSer: 1:2:0
nb confs: 1

interface[0].altsetting[0]: num endpoints = 1
Class.SubClass.Protocol: 02.02.01
endpoint[0].address: 83
max packet size: 0010
polling interval: 09

interface[1].altsetting[0]: num endpoints = 2
Class.SubClass.Protocol: 0A.00.00
endpoint[0].address: 81
max packet size: 0200
polling interval: 00
endpoint[1].address: 02
max packet size: 0200
polling interval: 00
Claiming interface...
Setting up interface...

Checking if protocol is initialised...
Protocol is not initialised.
Initialising protocol...
Handshaking with Loke...

Beginning session...
Session begun with device of type: 131072

Downloading device's PIT file...
PIT file download sucessful

Uploading RECOVERY
0%File Part #0... Response: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2%
File Part #1... Response: 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

5%
File Part #2... Response: 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

7%
File Part #3... Response: 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

10%
File Part #4... Response: 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0

12%
File Part #5... Response: 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0

15%
File Part #6... Response: 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0

18%
File Part #7... Response: 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0

20%
File Part #8... Response: 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0

23%
File Part #9... Response: 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0

25%
File Part #10... Response: 0 0 0 0 A 0 0 0

28%
File Part #11... Response: 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0

31%
File Part #12... Response: 0 0 0 0 C 0 0 0

33%
File Part #13... Response: 0 0 0 0 D 0 0 0

36%
File Part #14... Response: 0 0 0 0 E 0 0 0

38%
File Part #15... Response: 0 0 0 0 F 0 0 0

41%
File Part #16... Response: 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0

44%
File Part #17... Response: 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0

46%
File Part #18... Response: 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0

49%
File Part #19... Response: 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0

51%
File Part #20... Response: 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0

54%
File Part #21... Response: 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0

57%
File Part #22... Response: 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0

59%
File Part #23... Response: 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0

62%
File Part #24... Response: 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0

64%
File Part #25... Response: 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0

67%
File Part #26... Response: 0 0 0 0 1A 0 0 0

70%
File Part #27... Response: 0 0 0 0 1B 0 0 0

72%
File Part #28... Response: 0 0 0 0 1C 0 0 0

75%
File Part #29... Response: 0 0 0 0 1D 0 0 0

77%
File Part #30... Response: 0 0 0 0 1E 0 0 0

80%
File Part #31... Response: 0 0 0 0 1F 0 0 0

83%
File Part #32... Response: 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0

85%
File Part #33... Response: 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0

88%
File Part #34... Response: 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0

90%
File Part #35... Response: 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0

93%
File Part #36... Response: 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0

96%
File Part #37... Response: 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0

98%
File Part #38... Response: 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0

100%
RECOVERY upload successful
Ending session...
Rebooting device...

But I rebooted and was back in ClockwordModRecovery 6.1.2. Did I misunderstand the directions? Sorry, my first time using Heimdall to write to my device; last few times I just detect'n'dump-ed to avoid destroying my phone because it was unnecessary.