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[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vagsvag:
Hi, first of all is not hardware problem is firmware problem so is possible to fix via software patch 2ond if u have installed the right kernel u r protected in download and recovery also and third at 60000 note ii xda users (most of them with the insane chip) there r less than 30 sds. Also the same happens with gs3 which have the same chip. Regards
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Iriseyoufall:
It is a hardware problem. You cannot change the firmware-version with a patch. If you flash a other rom / kernel with that softpatch it doesn't change the type from fx01 to fx07. Normally it is possible to flash a other firmware on devices. On this it is not possible. Only solution is a motherboard swap with a other chip, that makes it a hardware problem
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mufaddalezzi:
totally agree with you..my friend's note 2 had similar problem when he knew that his device is affected with SDS problem he flashed perseus kernel and he thought he's safe just today his phone died(SDS) and he so screwed with that problem..so basicall no kind of software can fix that its hardware problem that has to be changed
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Iriseyoufall:
Samsung is just smart with that SDS-Soft-patch:

- It might delay the phones of dying

* Some phones might be replaced by User before they have a chance to die ( Samsung saves money by that)

* They can control the incoming defects a bit more. And they might get lucky that this issue isn't reach the publicity
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vagsvag:
If i understood well u mean that 5 millions note 2 devices which had sold until November 2012 and other 20 milions gs3 with the same chip waiting all to die because died 30 note 2 and some more gs3?

Are u hardware engineer or something and have this opinion because i saw u have 26 posts from july 2012. And if u r saw us some links which support your opininion. Regards

Also take a look here explains rhe problem and if u r sds safe or not

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2091045
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wowrlz123:
If this is true i dont think i will buy samsung ever again. Mine is 7 months old still no reboots or freezes but will see when more than 8 months past.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VR.gtmini:
I purchased sgn2 5 days ago; cf-auto rooted and the emmc app shows this:

Type:VTU00M

Date: 03/1997

Fwrev: 0xf7

Edit: Manufacturing date: April 2013

There were some freezes When running Some app in past two days. I'm Afraid.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VR.gtmini:
Zzz
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rockin_Zombie:
My phone just died today:( I've a T889V, guess there is nothing else to do except RMA it.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melvinchng:
What is your emmc manufacture date.

Accidentally sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 2
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rockin_Zombie:
how do I find it?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melvinchng:
Hmm... You need to use an app to find it.. But since your phone is dead, not possible to check it now.

Accidentally sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 2
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rockin_Zombie:
hmm, since I can go into download mode, may be JTag will work? I'm thinking of purchasing one from MobileTechVideos, what do you think?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mozilla008:
Same eMMC here:

Type: VTU00M

Date: 03/1997

CID: 150100xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Fwrev: 0xf7

Where'd you find the manufacturing date?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sripin:
But according to d info its not d affected chip like mine just flash another rom n check wthr ur phone still hangs ,

hav a doubt guys i did d memory block test and it gave me pass does dat mean i hav no prob ,

android lover cz of blade rom n team thanks df
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melvinchng:
"Date:" some are having 1997 chips. But normally it is 2012 or 2013

Accidentally sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 2
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VR.gtmini:
Check on the sgn2 box pack
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mozilla008:
Thanks but the manufacturing date is not on the SGN2 box pack. :confused:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lach0:
Hello, my phone died last monday of SDS (manufactured 09-2012, bought january 2013). I got it back today from the authorized samsung center, they replaced the motherboard.

I installed the emmc app and this is the info displayed:

Type: VTU00M

Date: 04/1997

CID: 150100xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Fwrev: 0xf7

But I guess it should be safe right? :::confused:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mufaddalezzi:
yeah it should be safe mine is also the same..now you made me tensed and worried:confused::(
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] minibixx:
SDS phone back tomorrow

Hi all,

my note2 will be back tomorrow after 3 weeks in repair.

I would like to know what steps I should take to make sure it's fixed for good or if I have to use a specific Rom to make sure it doesn't happen again.

Thank you

edit - I had a stock Rom and I have titanium backups, if I use stock Rom still (which I intend to do) can I use restore All Apps+data safely ?

Thanks a bunch
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stempanssi:
Hey!

Is the SDS bug fixed in AOSP roms? Specifically on PA?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] minibixx:
I'll answer my first question after going trough 80+ pages of this topic :

fist check your chip :

- if it's Oxf1, then they replaced the motherboard with the same insane chip and I should make sure to use a ROM 4.1.2 (or higher ?) that's DLL7

- if it's Oxf7 then they changed the motherboard with a sane chip and I should be ok whatever ROM I use !

---- For the second question about the titanium restore options (all data + apps) I'm still not sure.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aspot72:
Well, same story here. Just hope it will not give up.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starche_old:
Mine i317m died yesterday. I was surprise not to get phone call for 2 hours, checked the phone and it looks OK aside from booting time insane long (somewhat 10 minutes). "It might be a time for clean install and full wipe" I thought and reinstall ROM.

When I tried to wipe /cache and /system it took 10+minutes to do so and it's stuck with 50/50 probability. "hmmm, that's weird" Ithought. I flashed AOSP ROM, but again, it took forever to load. I flashed stock ROM via odin and it flashed OK, but after reboot it passed initial sammy logo and stuck glow sammy logo when OS loads.

the issue here is the fricking counter, which is obviously not 0. In order to reset it I have to boot in the system and I cannot do so... Looks I have to pay $$$ to replace mobo...

update1: and yes, my phone is from the very first batch available from carrier...
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j.reyes:
Hi there,

My device is also affected by sudden death syndrome and I'd like to avoid this issue so I've sent an email to freesamsungrepairs . com and they said me I can send the device if it's under warranty and yes, it is.

Has anyone sent to them a note II? I am living in Dublin so I do not know if it's the best option... but I don't want to get a stone as phone..

Cheers.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starche_old:
Alive :)

I flashed the phone with the latest 4.1.2 firmware. First time I was stuck in bootloop, but flashing the same firmware the second time and my phone loads completely. What just happened? I checked and everything looks working ok. CF Auto-Root, triangle away and again the same firmware - and I'm on complete stock right now.

I'll watch the phone for well or so and of it's ok, then I'll flash custom ROM back.

The only thing - if eMMC Ben broken as I was thinking, how come phone works ok? Magic I guess...

"eMMC check":

Type: MAG4FB

Date: 08/2012

CID: 150xxxxxxxxxxxxx

FwRev: 0xf7

Looks I'm OK, but what the heck it yesterday? It looked 100% as SDS and I could put a lot of money phone will never boot again...
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lideweister:
I had to send in my Note 2 for repair after it started having random freezes and reboots. I did the emmc check and it showed I have the insane chip. Today it is finally being "repaired", that is: it was given a software update. I've seen people flashing custom roms and kernels to battle the freezes and reboots, but it seems to me that in the end their phones still died. It didn't seem to actually fix the problem, it just made the phone more usable untill it stopped working completely. Am I correct in this observation? So is this it, is my phone destined to die? Is all I can do just hope that it dies when it is still under warranty?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PrimaryMaster:
Mine just died

I don't know if my phone is effected from this SDS thing because I am just reading about it after my phone died on me. It was charging and I was fiddling with my ht to stream some dlna content.. It said can't connect to media server.. checked my phone.. nothing on the screen, won't power up... connect it to a charger, no.. another charger, another cable.. nothing..

Then I read about this SDS after googling "my note 2 suddenly died"...

I bought it from gray market in Turkey.. I don't know if there is a global warranty in place.. Please let me know..

Bummer.. :(
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 580guy:
Woke up this morning and my GT-N7100 is completely dead. Tried 4 different batteries before I could believe it. 8 months old. Running Alliance V1 ROM & kernel. In U.S. so SOL on warranty.

$600 paperweight now. Am going to repair for $150 so I can sell it and get some money back.

I own a $2000 67in Samsung TV, $200 Samsung DVD player and 2 Samsung phones (Galaxy S2, Note 2) costing about another $900.

I am done with Samsung after this!

No more Samsung electronics for me!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Castellano2:
I have 0xf1 chip. It writes me Insane chip. I have Note2 from November. Me device is still working without any issues but I am a litle bit worried that it may happen. Shall I take care? I want to change for Note3 in the future.

What is probability of SDS? Wht about warranty? Does Samsung admit this problem? I dont what to pay for repair if it happens.

Thx

Odesláno z mého GT-N7100 pomocí Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Iriseyoufall:
My Note2 got repaired. They have replaced the motherboard with a good (sane) chip and did a software-update. Same day, Rooted it / Flashed Redpill Kernel and a slight overclock again. Just sad that I had to reinstall all my apps etc. I could not trust my Titanium Back-ups (Some App-data could be corrupted, did not want to risk it).
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knoknot:
+1
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lilluu:
Hello guys,

I have a Note 2 Lte. GotBrickbug says an unknown chip (attaching a screenshot). eMMC says Sane chip, but the FwRev is: 0xf1 so...

HW Rev. is PV 1.000

It has no warranty and it came with JB 4.1.1. Main issue is that it kills a lot of apps (google play, calendar functions, gallery, contacts functions etc.), basically I can't use them and the other day wasn't ringing although it was registered to the network. Restarted and start ringing again. Now I'm not sure what should i do? Do you think an update to 4.1.2 can help in my case?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juanq214:
I am getting random reboots and the screen freezes at times.. My phone is 7 months old, running Kadock rom with stock kernel, now I am already scared of sds. If I install an ASOP rom, will the issue be solved?

Enviado desde mi GT-N7100 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pokopiko83:
where?

Where did you buy it?? which store?? i live in greece too..please respond or mail me .
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1xxDIMAxx1:
Hello.

I just now read this post of this bug.

I do a test with emmc.

Here it is ;

--------

VTU00M

12/2012

Oxf7

No.sane chip.

---------

Sow you can see i dont have 0xf1 but i have 0xf7.

Sow i have a risk of brick or not,????

I have a stock firware ,

last firware italy.

Please tel me if i need to flash safe kernel perseus..or somthing like that.

Thankx!!!!!!!!!!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcpathak:
If it is 0xf7 then supposedly you are safe but no one knows for sure. I also have 0xf7.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mufaddalezzi:
Samsung patches SDS with 4.1.2
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1xxDIMAxx1:
Hi.

Thanks.

Ok but you use stock kernel or its better to flash safe kernel like pherpheus?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcpathak:
Samsung has supposedly provided a patch to this problem in 4.1.2 but again no body knows for sure. Sammy is such a cheat it would neither accept the issue officially nor tell people that if it is safe now!

I'm on stock 4.1.2.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j.reyes:
Does anyone have random reebots or freezes with a stock rom?

I'm afraid of installing a custom rom and starting get random reboots or freezes..

At times I get some unusual behaviour... when I want to close apps running in background pressing home button the device doesn't do anything... so I can't close the apps opened. .
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rockin_Zombie:
Got my EMMC fixed by MobileTechVideos, great service, costs a bit but much less than getting a new one.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcpathak:
I got from freeze twice on stock rom 4.1.2
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kflanegan:
Possible US warranty solution

I was in a very similar circumstance as you. I went through Samsung US support first with no luck after an hour long process getting transferred all the way up to their advanced level support. Basically Samsung US support cannot evaluate or even attempt repair of International handsets. After this failure I contacted UK support, (using the email the CEO option) and had much better luck. They eventually got me in contact with the office of the President here in the US and long story short they are now waiting for parts from Samsung Germany (country of origin according to my imei). They will be replacing all the internals and hopefully a scratched screen that occurred during Samsung USA's initial evaluation. So I guess moral of the story is you can have your unit repaired in the US if you take the time to pursue the various levels of support. I too own a Samsung TV, two tablets, and two phones.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yeminswe:
Mine is Fwrev : oxf7... Affected?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ppn7:
No it is safe don't worry
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klaaskakkerlak:
Further to my post on page 85

From the Netherlands

Took my Note 2 to the Samsung Service centre and 2 weeks later picked it up - all working again. The shop attendant had no idea what had been done....... and so neither do I! But it IS working very nicely again and it didn't cost me anything. I did lose my rather extensive S-Pen notes, but apart from that I have been able to retrieve all my google and chrome stuff, as you'd expect.

Sorry I can't shed any light on the problem or solution, but I am still rather peeved by Samsung's silence - a "recall" on their part would have me feeling better about them as a company.

cheers
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] osbertc0ol:
IMAGE

Hi,

i just recieve my note II after Sudden Death ..

so i want to flash the firmware to other region since i'm in china, samsung flash to china region which means no Google applications ..

when i enter the ODIN mode, i shocked seeing this

so am i OKAY to flash this phone ?

PLEASE REPLY

thanks alot !

sorry if i asked in wrong place
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] duombo:
Ok guys i have read a lot of post in this thread, but i don't understand something (maybe it's my fault to understand english)

I have a 0xf1 emmc chip with a stock rom that now run JB 4.1.2, seems that this fix the sds bug right?

i've got a frequent freeze on my phone, what would you advise me to do? thank you so much
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amerkiller1995:
Regarding the fix

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=42947939&postcount=864
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonahjones:
Hi guys,

Sent my note 2 off today to Samsung level 3 repair centre. Left notes on the account explaining constant freezing and also made reference to emmc and 0xf1 revision etc.

Will see what happens. The phone wasn't freezing loads but was def getting worse.

I'll keep everyone updated whether they change the board or try to fob me off with a software update.

Hope they don't realise it had been rooted and was running slim bean for the last 6 months :)

Forgot how quality my desire HD was. Love it.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xperiaforme:
Hello guys, I am so desperate. Yesterday my phone froze a few times, today it is dead. Red led is blinking but other than that I can't turn it on.

The phone is rooted and I can't fix it up before taking it to the service centre. I wouldn't know how and if it won't even turn on, I am not sure it even can be unrooted beforehand.

Is there going to be a problem with my warranty, will they be able to tell I rooted it? If so, how much would a fix like that cost?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Omen123:
You haven't tried the basics removing the battery, and putting it back in?

Also what about holding onto power, home and volume up?? Or power, home and volume down?

I'm not sure how you can start it up. But to fix sds, you simply need a new mobo - new version. You can get tech companies to fix it and swap them out, and you can buy them from eBay.

I'm not sure if they can even tell that you have rooted your phone if it's completely out from sds.

Hope you get it fixed soon!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xperiaforme:
I tried with battery and a spare too and the guy at the service centre tried to turn it on that way but he wasn't able to. I have read some opinions that they can't see the root and even if they did, they would have to prove SDS was caused by rooting which they could not... I feel like crap though, this was an expencive phone and now I don't get to use it for God knows how long.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MutantWizard:
They dont have to prove anything. They can simply decline the warranty and then you are welcome to sue them. Unless you are in a really civilized country which I am not you dont stand a chance.

In any case I dont think they can see anything you did on the phone after SDS. I rooted my on day 1 or 2 and installed custom CWR. 7 months later (2 days ago) SDS. Took it to the service center and they confirmed to replace the mobo under warranty.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmadkamalrmc:
Model : N7100

Type : VTU00M

Fw Rev : 0xf7
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crizolli:
Guys, I need some help.

I had never experienced ANY problems with my Note II. Running 4.1.2, everything was smooth and perfect.

Yesterday, I decided to root it. I did so, using the first method described in Dr. Ketan's thread (the one which maintains Stock Recovery). Everything went alright. Then I reset the counter using Triangle Away and finally did a Wipe Cache + Data, since I wanted to start clean and to remove the "Modified" status.

But then things took a turn for the worse. The device started freezing, having to pull the battery for it to come back. I thought root was affecting something, so I tried:

- Decided to unroot the phone. Problems persisted.

- Wipe Cache + Data: Problems persisted + now I some times randomly reboots, but it's not a full reboot, it shows the Samsung logo and right away takes me to the lock screen again.

- Finally, I decided to reflash the FW using ODIN (Wiped Cache + Data again). The process went OK, but all the problems still persist.

Edit: Did the check via the app, I have the Insane chip...

So, I'm completely lost. Did my rooting of the device somehow trigger the SDS? Is there anything that can be done?

Thanks for your help!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drew PH:
SDS?

My Phone suddenly dies last night but before that happened i am sing it, texting, wifi and then i decided to go to CR and have a dinner after that and when i'm done when i reached my phone and press the home button the screen does not turning on and the red LED light blinking in minimal lighting.

My question is is there anyone here survive the SDS or get repaired? how long before it get repaired also how much is the cost?

My phone doesn't have SAMSUNG warranty only a Service warranty on it and my phone is age 7 1/2 months only.

I have a couple of my friends using GALAXY NOTE 2 also is there any firm advice to avoid the SDS?

Thanks in advance..
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdomadia:
Your phone was rooted or on stock firmwae?which version it was?if you give some more detail will be helpful.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drew PH:
n7100, yes it is rooted and and stock 4.1.1.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdomadia:
Important to know was firmware version 4.1.1 or 4.1.2,now its clear your phone has SDS & Motherboard must be change,Its expensive almost half cost of mobile price,2013 4.1.2 firmware ver is believed to be patched for SDS.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xmen25:
Not having this problem..

I recently flashed the XXDMG1 update from sammobile.com and rooted using the CF-AutoRoot method that you did. The only thing I did not do is resetting the counter using TriangleAway after the XXDMG1 update. Though I had reset the counter before the flash.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mvtm:
Hi Guys

My unrooted Galaxy Note 2 died from SDS. I had some sensible data stored inside the phone's internal storage. Is there any way i can get it back?

---------- Post added at 08:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:35 PM ----------

There's a guy who has been sexually harassing me, kind of. I have recorded calls, and screenshot every single conversation as well as kept the logs just in case. I wanted to recover them...

My SD card was only configured to camera images but my screenshots folders is the one i want to access. I never thought my GNII will suddenly die. Please, any support would be welcomed.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amerkiller1995:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38486742#post38486742
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crizolli:
Hey,

As I posted a few days ago, my phone (Insane Chip, 4.1.2) started to act up. Rebooting, soft and hard freezes and constant sluggishness.

Dr. Ketan guided me through a lot of steps to try to iron out any software problems that I might have, unfortunately with no luck. The phone's still freezing randomly, making it very hard to use.

So I decided that I'll take it to the Service Center tomorrow, explain the situation and hope that they test it enough to figure out the issue.

What I want to ask is, has anyone here had success in getting the phone fixed (motherboard replacement?) without it being completely dead?

Any tips on how should I try to express the problem at the Service Center? The freezes are random (sometimes it freezes from checking wifi connections, returning to the home screen or even when it's in sleep) and I haven't figured out a way to sure way make it freeze. I'm worried that in the short time that they'll test, it won't happen and they'll say that there's no problem.. :(

Thanks, guys.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ammarbrko:
Has anyone sent his phone to guys from www . freesamsungrepairs .com / ?

I am from Bosnia, and I want to send phone for SDS repair, I am wondering are they safe ?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mvtm:
ouch, thank you. May not be able to recover my whole data.

I have the Note 2 in a drawer..... collecting dust.... i want to send it for repair. How are you guys doing?

Had to buy a Galaxy S4...