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Note no longer booting - FIXED

So I had ICS Stunner installed on my note, but decided I wanted to go back to MIDNOTE 3.3 so I opened CWM and did the normal wipe then went to install the MIDNOTE 3.3 zip package.
However CWM recovery just stopped on 'installing update' (I left it for a good hour its well and truely frozen).
And now if I try and reboot the phone I just get stuck on the first boot screen, so my plan is to using Odin flash back a stock ROM then reroot and then fash MIDNOTE 3.3 again, should this work ok?

Yep. It will work. Flash stock repack first. Everything should go fine after
Sent from GNOTE - The Indisputable Beast of Android World

No!!!
here's what you should do:
download abyss kernel 3.9(not 4.2) and place it in sd . Install the kernel in cwm ~>reboot recovery ~> wipe data factory reset ~>wipe cache and dav cache~> install any custom rom at cwm
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kelvin fong said:
No!!!
here's what you should do:
download abyss kernel 3.9(not 4.2) and place it in sd . Install the kernel in cwm ~>reboot recovery ~> wipe data factory reset ~>wipe cache and dav cache~> install any custom rom at cwm
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well I went ahead last night and reflashed the stock rom then did everything again, and now happly back on ICS, but will keep this in mind for next time will save me doing all that

Flash abyss kernel before backing up the rom also
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Word of Caution ! Do Not Do a Full Wipe In CWM On NEW GERMANY ICS

Ok so i flashed ICS onto my galaxy note with CMW. I then boot into CMW recovery and i pressed wipe data to factory reset. The phone got stuck on wiping data and i pressed the power button. This caused it to restart but it got stuck on samsung logo. I thought ok i will just flash GB rom using PC odin but this did not work. I will send it back to samsung tomorrow for repair, hopefully they repair it. My binary count is 'no', can they tell if i have CMW on it?
ANYWAY YOU ARE WARNED!!! DO NOT WIPE ON THE OFFICIAL ICS ROM.

If you are getting to the samsung logo, have you tried starting in download mode or recovery mode and then re-flashing the rom?
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What is your phone's history? Stock gb or yours one used to be flashed with any leaked ics kernel or rom? This is giving people getting more details what they should or should not do.
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pezx44 said:
If you are getting to the samsung logo, have you tried starting in download mode or recovery mode and then re-flashing the rom?
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I can't even get to recovery anymore; i get this everytime 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again.' PC odin keeps getting stuck at factoryfs.img

becknise said:
I can't even get to recovery anymore; i get this everytime 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again.' PC odin keeps getting stuck at factoryfs.img
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Question is can you go into download mode now? Another is to see your responding to my above question.
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veasna.kelly said:
What is your phone's history? Stock gb or yours one used to be flashed with any leaked ics kernel or rom? This is giving people getting more details what they should or should not do.
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I once flashed a leaked ICS rom but i only had it for 1 hour and i went back to stock GB using PC Odin. Today i flashed official ICS and i wiped and that's where the problem began. I can still boot to download mode if it helps?

please change the title
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WARNING DO NOT WIPE VIA CWM ON NEW GERMANY ICS
the stock recovery works fine..infact thats how i got it working after flashing to ICS via odin from stock GB
I needed to go to stock launcher and wipe cache and data
PLUS am sure by now most read users know NOT to do wiping and restoring operations on CWM on the new german ICS..

veasna.kelly said:
Question is can you go into download mode now? Another is to see your responding to my above question.
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Yes i can go into download mode.

search the thread on this forum and look for flashing prerooted gb lc1 rom with pit file via PC odin and make sure you are on the right pit file version bf flash.
Just read more and maybe this could help you at least back to gb when your phone still be able to boot into download mode.
Pls note that your phone on a risk now and do this at your own risk.
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Delete this thread! I wipe and wipe and wipe....no problems...all depend where u coming from....so stop all this stupid warnings......or stop flashing any ROMs.

I believe the problem is a little more complex than just wiping with CWM. And I believe OP should describe a little bit more of history before I got to that point.
I have personally just wiped data/factory reset with CF-CWM with NO problem at all.
I went from stock GB KK2 to stock ICS LPY using CF-CWM . Did not wipe anything before the update. Everything went smooth. Today I decided to wipe in order : Dalvik - Cache - and finally data/factory reset , all from the CWM recovery screen, that I started from the CWM Manager. Rebooted my SGN and everything was fine.
P_

pakalrtb said:
I believe the problem is a little more complex than just wiping with CWM. And I believe OP should describe a little bit more of history before I got to that point.
I have personally just wiped data/factory reset with CF-CWM with NO problem at all.
I went from stock GB KK2 to stock ICS LPY using CF-CWM . Did not wipe anything before the update. Everything went smooth. Today I decided to wipe in order : Dalvik - Cache - and finally data/factory reset , all from the CWM recovery screen, that I started from the CWM Manager. Rebooted my SGN and everything was fine.
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As quoted many times, some people can wipe 1000 times until brick or even forever and it may never happen, even on leaked kernel, if you wiped 500 times still dont mean it is safe for everyone.

I can only speak from my experience, but I also have had no problems with LPY ICS.
I came from CM9, but I decided to flash stock GB with PC odin before flashing LPY.
Rooted GB with the zergrush exploit, then flashed LPY with CF_root kernel using mobile odin pro.
Made a backup of LPY and a factory reset wipe in CWM. No problems at all.
No idea if I just got lucky or not. Bit nervous about using it, thinking to go back to CM9, to be safe.

nandihno said:
please change the title
to
WARNING DO NOT WIPE VIA CWM ON NEW GERMANY ICS
the stock recovery works fine..infact thats how i got it working after flashing to ICS via odin from stock GB
I needed to go to stock launcher and wipe cache and data
PLUS am sure by now most read users know NOT to do wiping and restoring operations on CWM on the new german ICS..
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Stock recovery does not work fine - we have at least one incident of someone experiencing eMMC damage after a wipe with stock recovery
As stated EVERYWHERE - Just because some people are able to wipe successfully doesn't mean everyone is safe. The chance of bricking is maybe 5-10%, but:
On safe kernels it's 0%
Those who have wiped before are not guaranteed to continue being OK - over in the Epic 4G Touch forums, some users experienced problems after safely wiping 10-20 times or more. Some people's devices died on the first wipe, other's continue to be fine

becknise said:
Ok so i flashed ICS onto my galaxy note with CMW. I then boot into CMW recovery and i pressed wipe data to factory reset. The phone got stuck on wiping data and i pressed the power button. This caused it to restart but it got stuck on samsung logo. I thought ok i will just flash GB rom using PC odin but this did not work. I will send it back to samsung tomorrow for repair, hopefully they repair it. My binary count is 'no', can they tell if i have CMW on it?
ANYWAY YOU ARE WARNED!!! DO NOT WIPE ON THE OFFICIAL ICS ROM.
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Hi becknise. What was the leaked ICS rom that you flashed ? Did you flash CM9 or a variant ?

becknise said:
Ok so i flashed ICS onto my galaxy note with CMW. I then boot into CMW recovery and i pressed wipe data to factory reset. The phone got stuck on wiping data and i pressed the power button. This caused it to restart but it got stuck on samsung logo. I thought ok i will just flash GB rom using PC odin but this did not work. I will send it back to samsung tomorrow for repair, hopefully they repair it. My binary count is 'no', can they tell if i have CMW on it?
ANYWAY YOU ARE WARNED!!! DO NOT WIPE ON THE OFFICIAL ICS ROM.
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Hmmm...
Interesting... actually in the 1st place y did u press the power button during wipe? This mayb the reason rather than Germany ICS for ur case...
If the phone got stuck, the phone wont respond even if u press the power button.. i suspect its doing wiping in the background... need to b a little patient.
I once had wipe data for abt 15 - 20 mins but i juz let it do the job till it said its completed...
Noted From My G.NOTE Using XDA Premium

I absolutely do not understand this at all. But, I guess no one does.
There's GOT to be some variables that are similar with everyone that has the bricks happening. I have not bricked and I have been on about 4 or 5 leaked ROMs (and kernels). But, I decided not to take any more chances and I am on official ICS rom now, however, I did not flash CF Root kernel with the Open Germany ICS Rom. I got root by flashing CWM.zip and Busybox (per Dr.Ketan's post).

rogconnect said:
Delete this thread! I wipe and wipe and wipe....no problems...all depend where u coming from....so stop all this stupid warnings......or stop flashing any ROMs.
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Not stupid.
Same thing has happened to lot of people including me.
I didnt ever touch CM9. Went from GB safe kernel straight to LPY. And did data/factory reset from CWM and bam... Phone is bricked.
DId not touch Nandroid, Did not restore, did nothing other than wipe.
I can get into download mode and CWM recovery. Even managed to flash the redpill recovery and GB rom via CWM but phone wont boot. ODIN cannot flash and gets stuck at NAND flashing step.
Its not stupid warning. Its a valid warning.

andreww88 said:
I absolutely do not understand this at all. But, I guess no one does.
I did not flash CF Root kernel with the Open Germany ICS Rom. I got root by flashing CWM.zip and Busybox (per Dr.Ketan's post).
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I didn't even do that. I got root using Mobile Odin Pro and injecting SuperSU from the CheckRom/Abyss 6.2 GB ROM. I cannot imagine anywhere else I may have got root. I did not use CF Root during or after the flash of LPY. I have stock recovery with fully rooted Stock LPY.
Now My question is how to flash a ZIP file of a Custom ROM without using CWR... Unless they release them in Tars as well as Zips. In which case the ROM is likely to have the CWR in the kernel anyway.

tbong777 said:
Now My question is how to flash a ZIP file of a Custom ROM without using CWR... Unless they release them in Tars as well as Zips. In which case the ROM is likely to have the CWR in the kernel anyway.
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Stay stock and rooted. Study what these custom roms have modified and do it yourself. Most of the time, it's eye-candy flavor that they add for those who want it the easy way. They should be aptly called "customizer" instead of "devs".
Then again, that's just me
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Guide: ICS to GB Tutorial (Universal)

STEPS :
1- Boot to recovery mode
2- Flash abyss kernel 4.2 final
3- Reboot in Recovery (find it under 'advanced')
4- Wipe Caches and Dalvik only!!!
5- Flash GB ROM
6- Now FullWipe!!!
6- Reboot system

work's?

I reverted back with Mobile Odin.
Did not encounter any problems.
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vladovns said:
I reverted back with Mobile Odin.
Did not encounter any problems.
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How? Have you a guide? Thank's and sorry for my english....
PS- on my note: ICS root and no CF Kernel, the best way for return to GB (root)?

Why not through PC ODIN to flash back the stock GB ROM, than root it ?
must the safety way than other recovery mode

How many threads do we need for going from ICS back to GB

jeffs99 said:
How many threads do we need for going from ICS back to GB
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a million posts/threads... haha...
JUST FLASH GB ROM ON PC ODIN. WIPE or NONWIPE

Crappy thread
antiguangenius said:
STEPS :
1- Boot to recovery mode
2- Flash abyss kernel 4.2 final
3- Reboot in Recovery (find it under 'advanced')
4- Wipe Caches and Dalvik only!!!
5- Flash GB ROM
6- Now FullWipe!!!
6- Reboot system
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DEV, I THINK THIS THREAD NEED TO BE SHUT DOWN.
WE HAD SO MANY WORKING GUIDE AND TUTORIAL AND THIS ONE IS SO CONFUSING.
1 - [INFO] Guide to safely go back to GB from LPY
2 - [GUIDE] How to revert back to GB from LPY ICS

Fasha280502 said:
DEV, I THINK THIS THREAD NEED TO BE SHUT DOWN.
WE HAD SO MANY WORKING GUIDE AND TUTORIAL AND THIS ONE IS SO CONFUSING.
1 - [INFO] Guide to safely go back to GB from LPY
2 - [GUIDE] How to revert back to GB from LPY ICS
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Fasha280502 either you cant follow simple instructions or you cant read English properly... if you're a super noob then even waking up is confusing to you....
instructions are very simple...
I'll let you know I HAVE NEVER EVER EVER Killed my any phone and i flashed if zillions of times GB ICS Leaks SGS2 ROM SGS2 Bootloader.... I have done many stuff to my note and never killed it..... because there is sooooo much guides they i dont post all my procedures.... I post what works for me in the simplest way that even a 5 year old can do it.....
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Should Take a look at this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23342855#post23342855
and this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23308631&postcount=11

How about one for the non-root ICS?

Just go into download mode, pc odin to gb already lmao
That is easiest.
If stuck on settings screen, reboot recovery and factory reset, and or wipe cache.
Works always. Just need to root again afterwords
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Went back from rooted ics german-lpy back the GB-lc1 with mobile odin kept root and super su no issues, I think i will stay with gb for a while.

How can I delete this post I made ??
Doh !!

antiguangenius said:
STEPS :
1- Boot to recovery mode
2- Flash abyss kernel 4.2 final
3- Reboot in Recovery (find it under 'advanced')
4- Wipe Caches and Dalvik only!!!
5- Flash GB ROM
6- Now FullWipe!!!
6- Reboot system
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When to flash GB rom, wat is need to have steps 1 to 4? any specific reason?

I don't see the sense in such a complicated procedure. Reverting back to gb is easy, you cannot brick your phone if you're not that stupid to begin with a wipe while still on ics.
There are only 2 - 3 steps to take, depending on which tool you use and whether you want to keep root or not.
Variant mobile odin, keep root:
1. Flash any gb rom, tick everroot, inject supersu, inject mobile odin
2. Flash a cf-root or custom kernel
3. Boot into cwm recovery, wipe cache, dalvik cache and data
Done
Variant pc odin keep root:
1. Flash one of the prerooted stock gb roms
2. Use the tool chainfire provides in his cf-root thread to flash the cf-root kernel
3. Boot into cwm recovery, wipe cache, dalvik cache and data
Done
4. Only necessary if you want to flash a custom kernel, transfer the kernel to your sd card, boot into cwm recovery, flash kernel
Variant pc odin without root:
1. Flash any stock gb rom using pc odin
2. Reset your device to factory defaults
What's so complicated with those procedures? No chance to brick your note (apart from the slight risk that is always there when messing with root, roms and kernels).
Sent from my Galaxy Note running ICS

Variant pc odin + root
Chainfires pre rooted, already have cwm
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How do I solve ICS Kernel Bug?

Hi guys. I have been reading about the new ICS kernel bugs and I am getting pretty frightened. I have the German official ICS with kernel XXLPY that is currently affected and I want to revert back to GB to flash Cyanogenmod instead.
Is there any guide on how to revert without using any ondevice flashing methods? I do want the kernel and everything to change aswell.

You have to first flash a secure GB kernel with odin (Abyssnote is fine) Then you restart your note in recovery mode (don't try to boot ICS with that kernel!!! Do your wipes, power off, restart in download mode then flash entire GB rom with Odin.
Or you can wait a few days until Enropy512 have a look on Sammy's ICS sources.

I was on Rocket rom v1 based on PLY and i roll back to GB and again to ICS Paranoid Androidthis based on CM9 this way with sukcess
1. i flash stock rom KJ4 with odin
2. after reboot i reboot again into stock recovery (vol up+power+home)
3. do a wipe and reboot
4. root KJ4 with instructions on XDA
5. reboot into recovery and full wipe
6. i flashed Paranoid Android CM9 and reboot into recovery (in CWM recovery Adwenced->reboot into recovery)
7. full wipe again in recovery on CM9 kernel
8. reboot and done
9. Waiting for safe ICS based on official

Dangerous way
It's safer to flash only GB kernel first because actualy, flashing a complete rom while on ICS kernel may affect emmc during flash.

lionelia said:
You have to first flash a secure GB kernel with odin (Abyssnote is fine) Then you restart your note in recovery mode (don't try to boot ICS with that kernel!!! Do your wipes, power off, restart in download mode then flash entire GB rom with Odin.
Or you can wait a few days until Enropy512 have a look on Sammy's ICS sources.
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How do I flash abyssnote with PC odin ?

Have a look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1654721 it is more detailed.

lionelia said:
Have a look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1654721 it is more detailed.
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That thread is the exact reason why I am confused. Bunch of ppl posting different guides saying the other guides are dangerous...
What I wanted to do:
I am on i9220 leak
Flash abyssnote zimage with mobile odin(or pc odin??)
Boot into recovery directly
Wipe
Boot into download mode
Flash pre rooted LC2 rom with PC odin
Flash CM9
Now tell me please what is wrong with these steps as I cannot seem to be able to find a coherent guide anywhere.

It look fine, the most important is to start by flashing only a safe GB kernel BEFORE doing anything else and don't do any wipe while on LPY.
Of course the phone wont boot unless on recovery and download modes but you don't need anything else to flash a new rom
By doing that, any wipe (partition format during flash process) will be made safely by GB kernel.

lionelia said:
You have to first flash a secure GB kernel with odin (Abyssnote is fine)
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Does this increase the Flash Counter and i get the triangle?
When i started rooting and flashing on my note, that was the state of the art.
Since then, Odin on PC is a "No No" for me
So is there any way now to prevent the flashcounter and the triangle?

You can do it with mobile odin, it wont trigger the counter.
Anyway the triangle can be removed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1354888

lionelia said:
Have a look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1654721 it is more detailed.
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This is not the way to do it. This method can definitely cause problems as Etropy512 mentioned further down in that thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26241235&postcount=40

bro... my personal experience...
first flash gb rom with pc odin(until then DO NOT wipe anything)
only then enter the stock recovery and wipe everything
then root ur phone and installcmw
then go to cmw
flash abyss 4.2 redpill
restart recovery
then flash paranoid rom

just flash any gb rom through pc/mobile odin from this thread brother
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1535025

Or if you want to go to CM9 - follow the instructions in the first post of xplod's CM9 discussion thread (INCLUDING flashing the safe kernel that is attached using PC Odin/Heimdall before flashing anything else).
Use TriangleAway afterwards.
Hopefully by the end of the weekend I'll have the compatibility problems between DAFUQ and XXLPY/DXLP9/ZSLPF fixed.

N7000 BrickProof Method of doing Factory Reset on Stock ICS-No root or custom kernel

If that is all you want to do, just go to Phil3759's post here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849737 (Many thanks to him) Tested and definitely works on Galaxy Note.
If you want more options (Including safe Nandroid backup and restore), then read on:-
I have signed some files that make it possible for them to be flashed from STOCK ICS 3e recovery. (ie. boot into Stock recovery and select "apply update from external storage" and flash)
Download signed Abyss kernel and put it on your externel SD card. (It doesn't root your phone and has been proven safe over a long period of time)
Abyss Note RedPill Touch http://d-h.st/TZW
Now download latest LRQ ICS stock kernel http://d-h.st/EZH and also put it on external SD card.
OK lets start:
- If you are on non-rooted stock ICS and just want factory reset, flash Abyss from external storage and straight after that, do 3 finger salute (volume up + menu + power) to boot back into Abyss (remember it's GB so no point letting ICS boot up), and do wipes. (Why not do Nandoid backup while you are there? Just remember to flash LRQ kernel after restore)
Then flash LRQ kernel file and reboot. You are now on ICS with latest Stock kernel:good:
- If you want root with safe kernel go here http://forum.xda-developers.com /showthread.php?t=1789397 and download Universal or Touchwiz kernel of your choice and put on external SD. Flash Abyss, boot back into it and then flash custom kernel. You are now rooted with safe kernel
- If you want to try custom ROM (Any), do the following:- Flash Abyss, reboot into it and do factory reset, wipe cache and Dalvik cache. Now go to "mounts and storage", format/system, mount partitions that are not mounted and then flash ROM
Happy days and good flashing:laugh:

GB recovery
Hi, it is wonderful!, has it been tested to work in stock gingerbread?

zopilote said:
Hi, it is wonderful!, has it been tested to work in stock gingerbread?
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I don't think Stock GB recovery allows for flashing of signed files. In any case GB is safe for wiping. If u want root, go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360

shoey, you are the epitome of innnovation
the only problem is you are way ahead ...
i would love for our community to certify this
you do have a Note and tried this right ?

rraaka said:
shoey, you are the epitome of innnovation
the only problem is you are way ahead ...
i would love for our community to certify this
you do have a Note and tried this right ?
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Sure have. About 7 or 8 times now. No problems at all
In fact I have just gone from stock LRQ to JellyCore and back to stock LRQ again.
ie; flash and boot into Abyss, do Nandroid backup, do wipes/system format, Flash JellyCore, play with it a bit, boot into recovery, wipe and format again with Abyss, do Nandroid restore, reflash LRQ kernel and reboot. Back on stock LRQ again. (even Samsung wouldn't know what I did)