[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] #G#:
Hello,

I have seen my note2 die in front of my eyes :/ reading a whatsapp the screen turned weird and shutdown, never to live again I fear.

I guess nand corruption? Infact was freezing and rebooting every now and then.

Model is n7100 international version (got it from an italian provider), rooted with samsung galaxy note 2 toolkit.

My flash counter is 1 and I read custom everywhere in the download mode. I'd give this to service centre but I guess I can't like this, right?

Any way of resetting flash counter from download mode? tried stock recovery and rom to no avail :(

So I can only enter download mode correctly and flash, no booting as stuck at samsung's glowing logo.

Results: tried flashing cwm (tried several versions from the main thread on xda http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2000138) flashes OK, but does not work entering recovery (I try invoking recovery by turning the phone on, having volume up and home button pressed) but the phone hangs in a loop.

My aim is to: access mounts (extract data from sdcard0, internal), wipe it/delete everything, flash stock rom and recovery.

I can only flash recovery image successfully, the original sammobile rom for n7100 will pass md5 correctly but won't flash in the end

BTW all flashes require a double md5 check and a double pressure of start to go on...

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> N7100XXDMC3_N7100ITVDMB1_N7100XXDLK7_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/013> Added!!

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)

[here I press start again]

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> N7100XXDMC3_N7100ITVDMB1_N7100XXDLK7_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/013> Odin v.3 engine (ID:13)..

<ID:0/013> File analysis..

<ID:0/013> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/013> Initialzation..

<ID:0/013> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/013> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/013> sboot.bin

<ID:0/013> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/013>

<ID:0/013> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<ID:0/013> Added!!

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

OTHER try with other sam.updates rom for my device = success in flashing, not in booting.

<ID:0/013> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> N7100XXDLL4_N7100VFGDLL2_N7100BUDLL1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/013> Odin v.3 engine (ID:13)..

<ID:0/013> File analysis..

<ID:0/013> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/013> Initialzation..

<ID:0/013> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/013> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/013> boot.img

<ID:0/013> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/013> recovery.img

<ID:0/013> system.img

<ID:0/013> modem.bin

<ID:0/013> cache.img

<ID:0/013> hidden.img

<ID:0/013> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/013> RES OK !!

<ID:0/013> Completed..

<ID:0/013> Added!!

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)

<ID:0/013> Removed!!

I asked krollontrack about data recovery but they do not offer the service on cell phones as results are flaky.

My flash counter is 1 and I read custom everywhere in the download mode. I'd give this to service centre but I guess I can't like this, right?