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[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ppn7:
You mean we should not watch movie on the external sdcard but in the internal memory is safe ?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ForbEx:
No, it's death and they replace your motherboard

Sent from Galaxy Note 2 via paid Tapatalk
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vagsvag:
No watch any video you want from internal or external sd card, when i am saying sd card i mean the internal sd and the point is that i believe high cpu usage for some time with high temps can corrupt sd card, just install Watchdog Task Manager Lite activate program alerts and see what is happening with your cpu when your phone is in standby specially when is charging.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] minibixx:
RIP beloved note2

Hi,

My 7100 died yesterday.

did a complete charge at night, worked perfectly in the morning for a couple of hours and then I suddenly couldn't get it out of sleep mode.

Had to take off the battery to shut it down cause nothing else would work at that point. The problem is that it never booted after that.

I don't even get a red led or anything, no sign of life when plugging in power, it's just a expensive piece of dead plastic right now, I was (am) in love with that phone...

I guess it's an SDS, I bought mine in France in December 2012. Have a 6 month insurance so I hope it will work cause I can't find the original boxing... I do have a picture of the original boxing with all the reference numbers on it though.

Hope I can have my phone back quickly and that it will stay alive this time, it's hard to even spend a day without it now
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htc6500uk:
Mine died in a very similar way but there was a vey faint red indicator flash every five seconds or so. Apart from that it was completely desd. Samsung repaired it free within a week and did not require any receipt or proof of purchase. They told me the warranty was for two years and as the phone had only been out for six months it must be in warranty. Best of luck!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcpathak:
Have you checked the eMMC chip version of your note 2 sometime back?

---------- Post added at 06:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:54 PM ----------

Which country you are from? In India the warranty period is only one year :(
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] minibixx:
I don't know how to check the eMMC chip, so no I never did check it.

I bought the Phone in France but I live in Morocco, so I have to wait until next month when I'll be in Paris to give it back to the operator I bought it from. One month without phone :/
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcpathak:
There is an app named eMMC Check at play store. Installing and running it would tell if you have a faulty chip. Anyway, this is a gone option for you now as the phone is already dead. There is another theory that says if your IMEI number is greater than 3550 then you should be safe (at least so in India forums). You may search forums specific to your country and see if there is some way to know about the device's eMMC Chip!

Yes, it should be very difficult to live one month without note 2 and specially when you become accustomed to its huge screen...all other phones just look mere mortals :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rowihel2012:
Hay friends i just bought n7100 from egypt it has 4.1.1 and after emmc check it has the emmc bug

My brother bought one to but it has 4.1.2 ofichial after emmc check he has jo emmc bug

So i really think that if you wanna buy it look at its firmare if it 4.1.2 you will be safe becuse samsung fixed error at newer phones

But i think even you roooted the phone and the suddeb death happend that mean the motherboard is dead samsung servece cant recognize if phone is rooted or not

They will replace the motherboard any way
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] minibixx:
My number starts like this :

35505605
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d33pbluez:
Just confirm which method should be more reliable as i notice that when i type in the code given by dr ketan, i get HW rev 1.300 but when i used eMMC check i get sane chip with no SDS fail reported.

So is my devices really prone to SDS failure ? I'm abit confuse here :confused:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joepardy:
I've seen in a Dutch thread the problem wasn't fixed after sending the phone for repairs twice. Looks like they don't recognize the problem. Anyone succeeded in sending the note2 for replacing memory or even got the complete phone swapped?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kandelai:
This is happening to me as well, and eMMC check is telling me I have the chip. Great, this phone was expensive. I am going to try flashing my rom to one of the LL7 roms to see if that helps. Seems like a lot of people have this issue for Samsung to not notice.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rodrigoyasuda:
Flashing the newest firmware fixes the problem. There's no need to get a new chip.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spec-R:
Just tought I'd update on my SDS situation. The phone has been returned and the following has been done to it:

Replaced main board/motherboard and unit sub.

Parts used:

1 ASSY ETC-IF SUB FPCB ASSY (GT-N7100)

1 A/S ASSY-PBA MAIN (COMM) GT-N7100.M16.SVC

The phone now has 4.1.2. The eMMC check says VTU00M and 0xf7. My IMEI starts with 3536.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ppn7:
Good. Your phone was in custom rom/kernel before sending to warranty?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EVOXGSR:
I just experienced, what I think is the SDS Syndrome today. I get he IR red light blink and that's it. Before anything happened I lost sound on my calls including speaker phone. Dalvik wouldn't clear and then it died upon reboot never to awake again.

My question is, is my data salvageable? I didn't have an SD card so everything was stuck on my phone. I hope someone can give me some good news. I'm using a Galaxy S4 temporarily and miss my N7100.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spec-R:
No, root only. 4.1.1. stock rom and kernel.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EVOXGSR:
Can anyone verify for me if the data on the phone i still salvageable or going to be unharmed? I have warranty with a third party so it's going to determine if I just claim warranty or send back to Samsung for repair.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wwwpuntoit:
i'm quiet confused by this SDS bug, it would seem from italian forum that SDS is not proven and not actual anymore on 4.1.2 firmware

here i still see people weeping on their phones, what is actually the situation at this time and stage with this bug and 4.1.2 firmware ?

thanks
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EVOXGSR:
I was on a custom ROM with 4.2.2 when it happened.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wwwpuntoit:
hmm:confused: could it be something else than the so called SDS ??
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freakyfingers:
Since yesterday or the day before I'm experiencing freezes on my Note II (rebirth of the sds ???).

It was 4.1.2 since feb or march if I remember well that the update came. Is there a newer firmware?

I got the phone on the 25th November 2012 (Seems like Samsung phones only last 6 months).

I did the bug check and I have the faulty revision 0xf1.

I can still use the phone, but randomly it will freeze on my hands or while idle. Just reset with power button to recover from the freeze. I did boot in safe mode but the phone got frozen again.

I bought this phone here in iraq (erbil) and its still on warranty (1 year). I never did root and I'm using the stock kernel.

Lol: and I just bought (4 days ago) a galaxy note 10.1 because i found the note 2 an awesome phone. I'm thinking seriously on selling all the Samsung things and switch to some other Android phone.

What should I do?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rodrigoyasuda:
Just flash the newest 4.1.2 firmware. The first 4.1.2 firmwares had this freeze problem. The newest ones don't have this problem.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R0B3RTF1SH3R:
type MAG4FB

tfrev 0xf7

4.1.2
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hun73rdk:
Type: VTU00M

FwRev: 0xf7

am i affected ?? by sds ????
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freakyfingers:
Yes you are or will be as per what I had read. When did you buy this phone?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ppn7:
0xf7 are Safe. No problem
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freakyfingers:
And where can I get that latest firmware? I had the 4.1.2 over the air (pushed?).
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] [dcw]aaron:
Guys if you can just back read..all infos are being posted here (as to what chips are affected or not). Some posts/inquiries are already being redundant.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nick666:
Well my note 2 was rooted but not custom firmware and it suffered SDS. I've sent it today to Phoneland Ltd.. will report back in a few days - fingers crossed!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] osbertc0ol:
OH MY GOD

i've got the VTU00M and 0xf1

what should i do ? since i bought it not in the official store at china :'(
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adytum:
This.

Seriously, I understand that you're all anxious, but simply read through this thread and stop being paranoid...
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeroHertZ:
That's what I heard....could it be that it reads the motherboard info but still won't get affected??
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adytum:
Perseus and the other kernels have the fix, and twrp, as stated in their respective threads.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rk7987:
hey Guys I bought My Precious Note 2 7100 on 15th of Jan, with eMMC installed it reads

Type : VTU00M

Date : 12/2012

FwRev : 0xf7

Is it Safe ?? i'm worried :confused:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeroHertZ:
I guess the alpha29 version of the perseus kernel im using doesn't have the sds fix but version alpha31 does...guess it's time to upgrade....although im very happy with version 29's battery standby time on omega 9.1 rom. Anyways will give it a try ;)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LinkDiegoHylia:
Wouah, my Italian N7100 has 0xf7... I'm safe :D

Android Version 4.1.1

Type VTU00M

FwRev 0xf7

Samsung must be shipping new Notes with a new chip revision.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeroHertZ:
Ok so I just flashed the latest perseus kernel which has the SDS bug fix...how do I make sure i'm safe now??

And btw, standby time on alpha31.2 is horrible compared to alpha29.1 that I was on :(
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rk7987:
Help Please !!!!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] owl74:
yes
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoBBBBBBBO:
Where does it says that TWRP recovery has the SDS fix? I can't find that anywhere. Are you saying that I don't have to flash any kernels and have only TWRP recovery and I'm safe?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jadaress1:
Is this true?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rk7987:
here it is http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=32841989&postcount=2
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Husy:
I also have the same build number where the SDS does apply on but you can update there is already a fix for this. Basically any new rom you flash or if you update to the latest version then this will be solved.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jon1011:
Its in here.

Click the link.

Clicking thanks would be appreciated. ;)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbreyes:
Good Day. im an owner of N7100 with VTU00M 0xf7 and was planning to buy another unit Note2 for my sister my question is:

Does the N7105 16GB LTE version is safe from SDS issues?

because im worried if i'l buy N7100 i might receive a unit with VTU00M 0xf1 FwRev.

really don't know what to look if the actual unit is still in box and sealed.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demonofthefall:
I'm from Brazil, and got my Note 2 in November. 2 weeks ago mine refused to boot after discharging, even plugged into the wall for a couple of hours. I can't guarantee that is a victim of SDS, but the fact is that now is resting on the service center waiting for repair.

The nice lady at the Samsung service center told me is the first Note 2 they receive (at all) for repairs. Lucky me.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vomar:
I tested my mobile as suggested, and i found that my mobile is weak at this bug.

But the program said

Brick Bug?

NO. Sane Chip

So what does it means? IS my mobile bugged or not? :confused:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] memoreks:
My SGN2 died today

Unfortunately my SGN2 died this evening, and will now do nothing but occasionally flash the red light in the proximity sensor at me.

Is there anything that can be done to fix it without sending it off for repair?

I haven't found any solutions, but I am ever hopeful.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alamic99:
For how long do you own it?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BratPAQ:
my heart sank when i read the 1st post, reading "eMMC" and "brick" reminds me of the problem i had with HTC Desire S which only last 2 weeks because of the "eMMC brick" issue, and not surprised because that HTC has a samsung eMMC.

what caused my HTC bricking 2 things, 1st is it didnt boot because before installing new rom, i didnt wipe the cache, then since im stuck at boot screen, i pulled the battery out and put it back again quickly without turning the device off. people say that by pulling the battery and putting it back again in rapid succession fries the eMMC chip.

one XDA user was able to fix his by replacing his fried chip(yup he saw the chip was burned upon opening the phone). he got the replacement chip from an old smartphone.

i guess you can fix this if you have an old smartphone where the chip can fit note 2, and you have a expert repair technician that can solder smartphone motherboard.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vomar:
why void guarantee, by doing repair by herself?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gt_5454:
Mine is n7105

type MAG4FB

Fwrev 0xf1

Does this also belong to the problematic group?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loty78:
Note 2 repaired and working

Hi guys. Want to update you with the news about my Note 2 which died 4 months back from SDS.

I bought it in Bangkok Thailand and Samsung UK refused to repair it (i sent it in and they returned it untouched)

So last month i made the trip to Thailand and visited Samsung service centre in Bangkok.

Left the phone there (didnt need any proof of purchase but needed to fill 2 page form)

7 days later i got a call that the phone is ready to pick up.

Repair was free of charge, but they didnt extend the warranty, so now only 4 months left (bought it end of september 2012)

Great news is they installed the fx07 chip so no more SDS for me :)

Thanks alot again for all the posters who keep this thread updated, it helped me alot from the start when i didnt know what to do. :good::good:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FloatingFatMan:
This, followed a couple of days later by:

There is no hope for you lot, seriously.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrgreywater:
Great, my Note 2 just bricked. I dont get any screen anymore, just nothing (black screen). The only thing that happens when i try to boot it or go in the recovery menu is that the red led flashes shortly, but nothing else.

its rooted, but it still uses the custom rom.

I just send a query for rma at the samsung repair service (in germany) I'll report back how it goes.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EVOXGSR:
Are these the definite symptoms? Can anyone confirm this please. I have these symptoms and want to rule out all possibilities. Valuable information was on my phone.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loty78:
Yes looks definitely like SDS.

The only data you are able to save are the one's on SD card.

I learned the hard way aswell, lost all data on mine. Now using Kies every month time back up everything.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] satchef1:
Vodafone just called me up. They want £190 to replace the PCB. Allegedly I have rooted the handset and voided the warranty as a result. They won't check for the eMMC bug, they just want their £190. As I haven't rooted the phone (to my knowledge), I am curious as to where they have pulled that from. Is it possible for applications to root a handset, or for it to appear rooted for other reasons? I avoided rooting specifically because it voids warranty.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juanq214:
Let me get this straight, you got sds, your phone was not rooted but Samsung says it was???

Enviado desde mi GT-N7100 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] [dcw]aaron:
As far as i know if it's a confirmed "full SDS" there's no way of telling if your unit was rooted or not.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freakyfingers:
Ok, Recently I connected my Note 2 GT-N7100 and I did not noticed this:

PDA: MB5 PHONE: LK7 CSC: MB1 (XXX)

Which is weird. I had never rooted or flashed before this device. I wonder about the XXX (not able to get update through Kies, I don't know about OTA since I received 4.1.2 OTA when I was travelling over the US with a US simcard). I bought this phone in Erbil (Iraq, Kurdistan) and I use it with Venezuelan or Iraqi SIM with no problem.

I did a factory reset (my 1st one on this device), and I havent experienced freezing anymore.

After factory reset, my Sales Code is still XXX.

Phone is still under warranty, but I really doubt that in the shop know about this insane chip, and I doubt they replace my unit now that is not freezing.... bummer...

Summary:

International Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100 bought in November 2012 In Iraq

Used with Venezuelan and Iraqi SIM card.

No root, Stock ROM.

In February 2013, firmware was updated OTA using an US SIM card while travelling over the US.

29th May 2013 experience several freezing, having to reset/reboot phone long pressing power button

2nd June 2013 factory reset done.

4th June 2013 2 days without freezing.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FloatingFatMan:
1. They cannot tell if a SDS killed device is rooted or not. It's not possible.

2. Rooted or not, as per the law in the EU (EU Directive 1999/44/CE), rooting your device does NOT invalidate your warranty and they are legally required to repair your device for free.

They must be able to prove that rooting it was the direct cause of the device failure, and this is impossible to do when the SDS issue strikes, especially as this is a KNOWN manufacturing defect.

Know your rights, do not take their bullpoop. Threaten them with trading standards or a lawyer.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roytanck:
(never mind)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuangd:
Mine was affected with this SDS and I went to a Samsung repair center yesterday, they replaced the mb for me in 2 hours,

It'd be pretty great if I didn't have to wait in line for 3 hours before that.

I'm from Bangkok, Thailand.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Godef:
Holly sh*t ... I have the insane chip

In Canada and bought on eBay from HK, So I guess Samsung Canada will not accept to repair it. Multinational my ass... It was the last Samsung I bought... had problem with the Galaxy S1 too but finally find a way to repair it myself. But this Type: VTU00M FwRev: 0xf1 problem now ... Remarque that I have the INSANE chip but my GTN7100 work perfectly up to now, Bought in Nov 2012.

I don't know what to do now...
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FloatingFatMan:
Whilst the lack of multinational warranty support is REALLY fricking stupid, you can't really blame Samsung for your choice to buy it from another country.

Caveat emptor. You should be able to send it to Samsung HK for repair, try contacting the seller for help.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chillerhippie:
I'm really confused with my eMMC results. .

Type VTU00M

Date 01/1998 (wtf?)

FwRev 0xf7

So, is it good or bad?

Thanks
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clearday:
As long as your few is not 0xf1 you should be good to go.

"distrust until you can verify"
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lyall29:
I have the exact same as you. I don't understand the 01/1998, but I've had no problems yet so maybe its just a bug in the app.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aliasretro:
Yes, strange, on my phone:

Type: VTU00M

Date: 03/1997

FwRev: 0xf7
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vasu1:
Mine is showing 1998(wtf).... another bug??
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alipk52:
I also have 01/1998, logically this is maufacturing date mentioned by emmc checker, and it's impossible for me to digest that our chip was developed in 1998, this is not even looking like app bug, because same app shows 2012 as well for many people, ummm....someone knows about other apps which tells this?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kristi-Tech:
I have the same results :confused:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Godef:
Sorry for lost my temper on that and tank you for answering me. I do have a limited 1 year warranty from my seller. But how do I request correction if my phone work perfectly up to now? Does somewhere Samsung has recalled or admitted the those insane chips must be replaced. Any link to official bug report from Samsung?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gt_5454:
Mine is n7105 with the following results:

Type MAG4FB

FWrev 0xf1

The FW Rev seems to be the problematic one, whereas the type looks ok.

Am I safe or not so safe?

Any advice is appreciated.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FloatingFatMan:
Despite it being a commonly known problem, Samsung have never officially admitted there's an issue. However, they ARE repairing most devices without quibble, as long as it's returned to the service centre for where the warranty is.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loty78:
Do not worry about the date. only important thing is FwRev.

0xf7 is OK and you are SAFE

0xf1 is not OK and your phone MIGHT be affected. Make sure your Android is 4.1.2 Or 4.2
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aliasretro:
Ok, thanks loty78!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nishoe:
My Note 2 died this morning. I got up from my sleep but the same did not happen to my phone. The dim red light flashes when I try to turn it on. Removing the battery and replacing did not help. I remember the phone rebooting spontaneously a few times (I think twice) last week. Nothing unusual apart from that. I don't really remember the firmware version.

I bought it form Bangalore, India but since I live abroad I will have to find a way to send it in for repair. The device was rooted. And hence, I don't know if the warranty would have it covered. My warranty is valid till early September, 2013.

After just 6 hours, I feel handicapped without my Note 2. :p
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Omen123:
Hi, my Note 2 has a risk of developing SDS. And it has actually been crashing about 10 times a day. I'm worried that it'll get worse.

FwRev is 0xf1.

I'm running a Odexed Pre-Rooted 4.1.2 stock touchwiz firmware.

I have ran dummy file generator 10 times. And I've also backed up the efs, used titanium backup, and I'm pretty much prepared to send it out to Samsung.

It hasn't crashed as much since running dummy file generator, but I was wondering if I really need to send it out or not? If I did sent it out to Samsung, and unroot + reset the counter to 0, would they change the motherboard / replace the phone for me?

Thanks :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FloatingFatMan:
Until it actually fails, they will not touch it.