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[HELP] - Soft bricked? -SOLVED-

Hi guys, I think I soft bricked a galaxy note, this is the things I did (I was trying to install ICS Stunner)
It came with the kernel KK8 that is non rootable, so I downgrade it to KJ1 (SGN_XX_OXA_KJ1_FACTORYFS) and it worked fine.
Flashed the Abyss kernel (AbyssNotekernel42CWTouchCustomLogo) via CWM and rebooted again to recovery
Flashed ICS Stunner (ICS_Stunner_Beta5.0) via CWM and FORGOT to wipe data/cache so it got in a boot loop
Booted again to CWM and wiped data/cache and still the rom wouldn't boot, so I decided to flash again the rom
The rom wouldn't flash via CWM I mean I selected the zip but the process wouldn't advance, same with the abyss kernel
So decided to start all over again and reflashed KJ1 via Odin (it was sucessfull), but now stock rom won't boot, if I shut down the phone and connect the charger the battery animation stays emtpy, I mean no green bar filling or nothing
The device can get to download mode, but I don't know what to do now, reflash another stock rom?
flash with heimdall?
If anyone can help it would appreciate.
Oh by the way, all this stuff was with the battery at like 20% (I know, pretty stupid)

You lost root during the process.Can you go again in download mode and flash with pc odin stock gb rom?
try this one 3*Files Wipe N7000XXLC1_N7000OXALC1 Open Europe (02/03/2012) from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23357737&postcount=1
if the flash is succesfull you may go in boot loop.remove the battery put it again in,with volume up+home+power go to stock recovery and do wipe cache and wipe data/factory reset .reboot
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thanx man, downloading now

Dude i think u forgeted to flash ics repack before flashing ics stunner. .
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damn I tought it was not necesary on ics stunner 5.
Anyways the battery is full dead, had to go to buy an external charger and now is charging

maxthebest685 said:
Dude i think u forgeted to flash ics repack before flashing ics stunner. .
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Actually yes (this is the method i prefer) but he followed the instructions
"NEW STEPS BETA 4.3 ONWARDS:
Backup data apps.
Download and copy latest Stunner ROM on your SD Card.
Make sure you are on Rooted ROM. Reboot in recovery.
ONLY IF YOU ARE ON GINGERBREAD: Flash Abyss Kernel. Goto Advanced and Reboot Recovery.
Wipe Data (Recommended but not mandatory if you on Stunner ROM already)
Flash ROM.
Flash suitable Modem (Optional, recommended ICS LP5 modem)(not included in ROM)
Reboot and Read Caution.
Do not restore system apps or system data."
one think that may brake the procedure is he may come from a not properly rooted gb rom.I always mount system and always copy-paste some test files to /system in order to be sure sure that i did not lost root.I hope to solve your problem

i had the same issue two days ago nothing serious tried wiping factory but each and every move got the process stock at the beginning so at last i got it charged about 60% then went to download mode and flashed a GB ROM (STOCK) after all with the stock packages odin doesn't inscrease flash count so not to worry just get it to work again and next time wipe cache (preferable factory reset too) i recommend this step, then flash a repack LP1 of Chainfire to get things moving wouldn't take too long with a 90% power you can do all of these steps without any problem dont be paranoid......

oh god this -> Rooted_Stock_Odex_N7000XXLC1 saved me, thanx guys, the phone has booted, I have a captivate and never had this kind of issues the GNote its not even mine.
So just to know, for ics stunner 5 I need to flash first the ics repack

Yep. If you're properly rooted (and with that pre-rooted rom you are) then just install CWM recovery and Mobile Odin, flash the ICS repack, reboot to recovery, flash Stunner and then wipe data/cache/Dalvik, reboot and you should be good to go.

stunner 5.0 beta
what a rum the best is the Stunner beta 5.0 LP6_Kernel_repack may recommend a different kernel is not as happy with a repack
MIDNOTE2.1_BASE or Stunner beta 5.0

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
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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..
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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...
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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] how to revert back to gb from lpy ics

THIS IS THE GUIDE THAT I MANAGED TO REVERT BACK FROM OFFICIAL LPY ICS TO GB WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM
WAS ON ROOTED ICS LPY WITH CF LPY KERNEL
referring to latest bug on LPY rom including E4GT forum, so i decided to revert back to GB. this is the steps that i've done and it's working just fine. It's worked for me and i'm not responsible if this steps doesn't work for you...
- dowmload any GB custom rom, copy to your sdcard
- download jBroid Kernel Cleaning, copy to yout sdcard
- download AbyssNote v4.2 kernel, copy to your sdcard
- download CF LPY kernel, EXTRACT zImage and copy to you sdcard.
- Mobile Odin, flash zImage
- reboot to CWM recovery
- flash jBroid Kernel Cleaning
- flash AbyssNote v4.2 kernel
- reboot recovery
- flash new GB custom rom
- flash new kernel (if you prefer other than AbyssNote kernel)
- FULL WIPE
- REBOOT
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Refering to the new bootloader for LPF rom, i managed to go back to GB rom. I flashed LPF rom and decided to try to go back to GB rom.
My method,
- reflashed CWM,
- flashed AbyssNote 4.2 kernel
- reboot recovery
- flashed GB custom rom
- full wipe
i don't know if this is the correct way to test new samsung bootloader. and i managed to go back to GB checkrom v6 successfully. Try at you own risk!

thehackersz said:
THIS IS THE GUIDE THAT I MANAGED TO REVERT BACK FROM OFFICIAL LPY ICS TO GB WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM
WAS ON ROOTED ICS LPY WITH CF LPY KERNEL
referring to latest bug on LPY rom including E4GT forum, so i decided to revert back to GB. this is the steps that i've done and it's working just fine. It's worked for me and i'm not responsible if this steps doesn't work for you...
- dowmload any GB custom rom, copy to your sdcard
- download jBroid Kernel Cleaning, copy to yout sdcard
- download AbyssNote v4.2 kernel, copy to your sdcard
- download CF LPY kernel, EXTRACT zImage and copy to you sdcard.
- Mobile Odin, flash zImage
- reboot to CWM recovery
- flash jBroid Kernel Cleaning
- flash AbyssNote v4.2 kernel
- reboot recovery
- flash new GB custom rom
- flash new kernel (if you prefer other than AbyssNote kernel)
- FULL WIPE
- REBOOT
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PC ODIN is the only safe method to revert back to GB
your method has a chance of bricking the device while flashing the JBroid cleaner or abyssnote kernel.
flash with PC ODIN for a safe retreat to GB

MR.change said:
PC ODIN is the only safe method to revert back to GB
your method has a chance of bricking the device while flashing the JBroid cleaner or abyssnote kernel.
flash with PC ODIN for a safe retreat to GB
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Yea I can confirm that PC Odin safe way I just done it no problem
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but see here for more details. lots of users reported bricked when using PC Odin, nothing yet on Mobile Odin (Including Me)
1 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1653809
2 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1653582

Mobile odin pro is ok or only odin pc to flash? I always use mobile odin to flash stock rom never used custom rom (gb to gb and last time gb to ics stock) but never did ics to gb yet

zombination said:
Mobile odin pro is ok or only odin pc to flash?
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no one reported bricked while using Mobile Odin yet, only Pc Odin. i'm not responsible if anything goes wrong. Mine working just fine.
Remember, i came from Stock Rooted ICS LPY with CF LPY kernel

Coming from rooted stock gb rom flashed lpy rom through mobile odin i have lost cwm tell me the procedure to go back to gb rom i have a backup of gb rom
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JSAHITA said:
Coming from rooted stock gb rom flashed lpy rom through mobile odin i have lost cwm tell me the procedure to go back to gb rom i have a backup of gb rom
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u need to flash CF LPY kernel first (refer 1st post) - do not WIPE anything

I used Mobile Odin Pro to flash LC2 and CF-Kernel from CF-LPY. No problem.

thehackersz said:
u need to flash CF LPY kernel first (refer 1st post) - do not WIPE anything
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After installing cf lpy should i flash stock gb from cwm
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JSAHITA said:
After installing cf lpy should i flash stock gb from cwm
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After flashing CF LPY Kernel, you need to flash AbyssNote 4.2 Kernel. after that REBOOT recovery
Follow my steps at the FIRST post

which is a good repack to flash(preferbly one that is prerooted) to get off the ics i19220 leask...i flashed it awhile back now nervous about being on it..plus i have lost root now so i would love to just pc odin a pre rooted repack! also which options do i check to flash the repack on pc? since im not fully rooted i would think mobile odin wont work!!!

mykeldrip said:
which is a good repack to flash(preferbly one that is prerooted) to get off the ics i19220 leask...i flashed it awhile back now nervous about being on it..plus i have lost root now so i would love to just pc odin a pre rooted repack! also which options do i check to flash the repack on pc? since im not fully rooted i would think mobile odin wont work!!!
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not much different compare to the first post.
- dowmload any GB custom rom, copy to your sdcard
- download jBroid Kernel Cleaning, copy to yout sdcard
- download AbyssNote v4.2 kernel, copy to your sdcard
- reboot to CWM recovery
- flash jBroid Kernel Cleaning
- flash AbyssNote v4.2 kernel
- reboot recovery
- flash new GB custom rom
- flash new kernel (if you prefer other than AbyssNote kernel)
- FULL WIPE
- REBOOT

Shorter + safer guide:
1) Download Odin
2) Download stock GB firmware
3) Boot Note into Download mode
4) Flash firmware with Odin
5) ???
6) Profit.
Assuming you flash a rootable firmware, you can then root it and then install a custom firmware afterwards.
Flashing/wiping _anything_ from a LPx kernel has a chance of a superbrick. Use PC Odin go to back to a GB kernel.

knightnz said:
Shorter + safer guide:
1) Download Odin
2) Download stock GB firmware
3) Boot Note into Download mode
4) Flash firmware with Odin
5) ???
6) Profit.
Assuming you flash a rootable firmware, you can then root it and then install a custom firmware afterwards.
Flashing/wiping _anything_ from a LPx kernel has a chance of a superbrick. Use PC Odin go to back to a GB kernel.
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there's plenty of reports user bricked their device while using Pc Odin. Mobile Odin is the safest for now, coz no one reported anything yet...

i flashed GB rom on PC odin and wiped on stock GB recovery, and im back to GB... no problems whatsoevr

musashiro said:
i flashed GB rom on PC odin and wiped on stock GB recovery, and im back to GB... no problems whatsoevr
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congratulation, you're one of the lucky person

no its not luck.. PC odin is safe... they just have bad luck... lol...
ive been using PC Odin for almost 2 years... LOL

If it helps anyone..
I was on lpy stock no root.
I used pc odin and flashed one of the old kk9 roms. (single file no changes to the checkboxes).
After 1st boot there were lots of fc errors. (because it does not wipe the data) I booted in stock recovery and did a wipe cache and factory reset.
When it booted ok I did another factory reset from the privacy menu.
Finally I flashed the lc1 gb rom with pc odin (single file no changes to the check boxes)
I will stay on Lc1 untill the next official ics rom comes...
Call me a coward
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rodjordan said:
If it helps anyone..
I was on lpy stock no root.
I used pc odin and flashed one of the old kk9 roms. (single file no changes to the checkboxes).
After 1st boot there were lots of fc errors. (because it does not wipe the data) I booted in stock recovery and did a wipe cache and factory reset.
When it booted ok I did another factory reset from the privacy menu.
Finally I flashed the lc1 gb rom with pc odin (single file no changes to the check boxes)
I will stay on Lc1 untill the next official ics rom comes...
Call me a coward
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we did almost the same steps... at first i love using LPY and i'm not afraid to use it but after 2 -3 brick incidents even on stock rom, its ok to call me a coward..

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.

Steps: Rooting GT-i9100 4.1.2

UPDATE: Applicable to any GT-i9100 4.1.2 firmwares
The most easiest way to root LS8 is to flash CWM-SuperSU-v0.97.zip through stock recovery
Advantage: NO YELLOW TRIANGLE
Steps:
1. Save file to external sd card
2. Shut down
3. Open stock recovery (press power + vol up + home button)
4. Install zip from external sd card
5. Select the file "CWM-SuperSU-v0.97.zip
Wait and reboot
For those who don't have external sd cards.. click this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994544
Flashing the latest siyah and philz kernel can also root this rom. To remove the yellow triangle. Use triangle away of chainfire
Goodluck on rooting guys!
To UNROOT?
reflash the XXLS8 4.1.2 official firmware
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Re: Steps: Rooting xwls8 4.1.2
Just a note, for the above to work,you need an external SD, not internal from the phone.
Edit: I know you have mentioned it, but many people like me, tried to flash it from internal SD.
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Re: Steps: Rooting xwls8 4.1.2
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hi
i am pretty much newb at rooting and flashing.
i flashed the official jelly bean on my samsung s2, now i want to root it!
But i have a problem, i dont have sd card in my phone, so i have to flash using internal card.
In recovery i only have :
apply update from adb
apply update from external storage.
appy update from cache
When i chose "apply update from external storage" i get E:Failed to mount / sdccard ( No such file or directory )
I didnt tryed the two other options, as i dont have what they do/mean.

Re: Steps: Rooting xxls8 4.1.2
Since u don't have ext sdcard.
Apply update from adb.
Click the other thread above.
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Thanks a lot! It works perfectly!

No option "install zip from external storage"
First time rooter here.
When I got to stock recovery (fresh install of official spanish JB firmware), the only options that I see are:
1. reboot system now
2. apply update from ADB
3. apply update from external storage
4. wipe data / factory reset
5. wipe cache partition
6. apply update from cache
Is option 3 the same as "install zip from external storage"?

Re: Steps: Rooting xxls8 4.1.2
blaqfire said:
First time rooter here.
When I got to stock recovery (fresh install of official spanish JB firmware), the only options that I see are:
1. reboot system now
2. apply update from ADB
3. apply update from external storage
4. wipe data / factory reset
5. wipe cache partition
6. apply update from cache
Is option 3 the same as "install zip from external storage"?
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Yes! Then select the zip file
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This method is very good, but is there a way we can unroot the phone if we don't want root anymore at some point?

shindatuin said:
Yes! Then select the zip file
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Thanks! Worked flawlessly :good:

Re: Steps: Rooting xxls8 4.1.2
agronademi89 said:
This method is very good, but is there a way we can unroot the phone if we don't want root anymore at some point?
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Yes. Reflash the xxls8 official firmware via ODIN
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Really easy and simple and it works ....but to add CMW do I have to re-root some other method or some other kernel or is there just CMW that I can flash as zip etc....?

Perfect!! Easy way and works!!!
Thanzs!

Hi. Has anyone been succesful at flashing Siyah without wiping the device on LS8?
When I did I could not get pass the blinking Siyah logo. After two blinks, the phone would turn itself off... Any suggestions? Thanks.

hi i want to install cwm on xxls8, searched on google found something but link was down and no way to contact the dev. so do i have to downgrad in order to install cwm/custom roms?

Well, I could flash Siyah beta4. I guess there was some problem with the stable version...
EDIT: By the way, I flashed from internal SD card. At least in my device, when it says "external sd" in stock recovery it actually points to the internal SD.

pancomido said:
Hi. Has anyone been succesful at flashing Siyah without wiping the device on LS8?
When I did I could not get pass the blinking Siyah logo. After two blinks, the phone would turn itself off... Any suggestions? Thanks.
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TechNoJerky said:
hi i want to install cwm on xxls8, searched on google found something but link was down and no way to contact the dev. so do i have to downgrad in order to install cwm/custom roms?
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All you need to do is flash Siyah v6 beta4 via ODIN. Not only will you have a better kernel then stock but you will also have root, custom recovery (cwm), cwm manager and SU to allow/disallow root apps.

Sorry , for routing xwls8, Could you please advise me what are the difrences between these 2 ways:
1) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877270&page=153
[29.01.2013][PhilZ-cwm6][i9100/P] v4.00-b30 Safe Stock Kernel+CWM6+Root-XXLS8
2) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994544
[How To] Root [I9100][ROM 4.1.2] With Stock Recovery
Pros and Cons? Which one is better?
Thanks

ali744 said:
Sorry , for routing xwls8, Could you please advise me what are the difrences between these 2 ways:
1) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877270&page=153
[29.01.2013][PhilZ-cwm6][i9100/P] v4.00-b30 Safe Stock Kernel+CWM6+Root-XXLS8
2) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994544
[How To] Root [I9100][ROM 4.1.2] With Stock Recovery
Pros and Cons? Which one is better?
Thanks
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If i'm correct, I think 1) actually replaces stock recovery with a different recovery (CWM), and flashes a modified (rooted) version of the stock kernel. 2) keeps the stock recovery and kernel and only purely roots your phone.
The advantage with 1) is that you can use CWM which has a lot more features such as backing up instead of the rather useless stock recovery.
Not sure about any cons.

keroro185 said:
If i'm correct, I think 1) actually replaces stock recovery with a different recovery (CWM), and flashes a modified (rooted) version of the stock kernel. 2) keeps the stock recovery and kernel and only purely roots your phone.
The advantage with 1) is that you can use CWM which has a lot more features such as backing up instead of the rather useless stock recovery.
Not sure about any cons.
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OK , many Thanks for your reply , because I prefer to be close to default kernel and latest and safe method what about little compression between these methods:
again
1) [How To] Root [I9100][ROM 4.1.2] With Stock Recovery
CWM-SuperSU-v0.97.zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994544
and now this method with busybox:
2) Method 1 - Recommended
Push superuser + Busybox (Now v1.20.2 from Linus Yang) in recovery
Root_SuperSU.0.98-Busybox.1.20.2-signed.zip (1.37 MB)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28179352
Thanks