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There you go, the leaked signed Chinese GB Rom

Disclaimer: I won't be responsible for any damage done to your phone due to flashing this rom.
I have just returned home after a day of tiring work. Grabbed this stuff from the Chinese forum and uploaded it to mediafire (It took quite a while as I am using ADSL) .Phone is charging and I'll try to flash right after it's fully charged. Screenshots are all around that forum though so I guess it would be safe to give it a shot. Enjoy, guys!
Note:
1. It is said to have quite a number of bugs.
2. Can't access recovery mode. Edit: it is possible but the key combination changed. You press "vol up+vol down" INSTEAD OF "@" after getting the yellow exclamation sign.
3. Old drill, no Google stuffs pre-installed.
4. Downgradeable to Froyo.
http://www.mediafire.com/?7bwfc0qvqs428k3
Edit:
I flashed and it boots.
1. Multitouch bug gone and the screen is way more responsive.
2. Yeah 2.3 old TV lock screen animation.
3. New window transition animation.
4. Attempted to root with SuperOneClick 1.7... failed.
5. Seems getting no luck with Gingrebreak neither...
6. I'm going back to uk 2.2.2 since without Google Services I can't live LOL... good luck guys
7. Successfully go back to froyo (damn i miss the red moto logo). Have fun with GB guys

Thanks a lot!!
Downloading now. But speed slow today on my internet. Will let u know if it works.

Flashing it right now, wish me luck

looking forward to your progress

It boots!! It boots!!!

yay!!!!!!!!!

Multitouch bug gone and the screen becomes way more responsive

can you root it?

Liori said:
Multitouch bug gone and the screen becomes way more responsive
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Any bug that u have noticed? Everything works fine? Wifi, gps, data, sensors, etc. Im downloading right now XD

Hi Liori
one question... this sbf is downgradeable to froyo???

How about UI, fresh UI Motoblur?
Sent from 2nd age of the Milestone

rodrigocor said:
Hi Liori
one question... this sbf is downgradeable to froyo???
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I am still playing around.. but folks in gfan (where it first leaked) say it is downgradable.

diditnya said:
How about UI, fresh UI Motoblur?
Sent from 2nd age of the Milestone
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brand new.

rodrigocor said:
Hi Liori
one question... this sbf is downgradeable to froyo???
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Wondering about that one too. I guess it should be possible. Can't wait to try it out. Let's hope I can sideload the Google Apps At least Gmail and Google Talk that is

Liori said:
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good to hear this
just some questions,
do I need to wipe data before/after flashing the sbf? or everything works fine without a wipe? since you mentioned this ROM cannot be rooted (maybe yet xd), so it would be unable to use titanium backup to restore my apps
and could this be downgradable to 2.2.2 if i flashed the old sbf again? =]
thanks =D

WongJames said:
good to hear this
just some questions,
do I need to wipe data before/after flashing the sbf? or everything works fine without a wipe? since you mentioned this ROM cannot be rooted (maybe yet xd), so it would be unable to use titanium backup to restore my apps
and could this be downgradable to 2.2.2 if i flashed the old sbf again? =]
thanks =D
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well i came from uk 2.2.2 rooted without wipe, and it works without major problems. right now i'm trying to root with gingerbreak, if i still got no luck then i think i would go back 2.2.2 (painful decision as this leaked GB is so great) since without google service i cant get my contacts, schedules back.

DON'T FLASH IT YET!
You may get stuck in a non-rootable/non-downgradable rom
I will wait for the fixed SBF + nandroid backup.
Sent from my Milestone 2 XDA App

Anybody could write a "how-to upgrade to 2.3" ?
Does this chinese GB leak supports accents in messages ?

Is it non-downgradeable? That kinda uhm... sucks... as I already started the flashing. Let's just wish for the best.

dangpzanco said:
DON'T FLASH IT YET!
You may get stuck in a non-rootable/non-downgradable rom
I will wait for the fixed SBF + nandroid backup.
Sent from my Milestone 2 XDA App
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I am going to downgrade to UK 2.2.2 and it is said to be feasible according to gfan forum users. But before that I am going to take some nice pics for you guys.

[Q] i have defy mb525 but i have 2.3.6 from defy mb526.pls help me

hello i borowed to a friend my defy mb525.and he put mb526 software on my defy.and now i have only troubles.camera wont work,3g wont work,my phone wont recognize my battery,wifi wont work,the phone wont carge,he is f...d up real good.the problem is i dont know what cg has the phone and i hear that i cant do nothing because he has 2.3.6 and i cant downgrade it.pls help me and tell what to do i dont wana throw it away.it was a real good phone.thank you a lot and i wait yours answers.

same problem
Im also interested in this reply ,if there is a positve outcome id be happy to know.I have tried alsorts even had to wire the phone up to get it to work via usb cable I really only want the camera part fixed

There should be no problem if you can switch on your bootloader (vol+ + power on).
The solution is in the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982 first post, Method 2 (files available, which is not the case in Method 1.).
Do all steps exactly as written. Then you can flash any CM 7 or 9. But probably you have no way back to froyo.
At least I have tesed it.

corrinti said:
There should be no problem if you can switch on your bootloader (vol+ + power on).
The solution is in the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982 first post, Method 2 (files available, which is not the case in Method 1.).
Do all steps exactly as written. Then you can flash any CM 7 or 9. But probably you have no way back to froyo.
At least I have tesed it.
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the real thing is that i try to flash another sbf file except the one that is allready flash on it at the end of flashing it apears pass but phone wont do nothing.and the real thing is that this sbf that i have on it i cant root it.so?what can i do?
thank you anyway for u response anyway i will wait for more responses from the great minds of all developers because i know if somebody can do it r u (the developers).

litle.tony.montana said:
the real thing is that i try to flash another sbf file except the one that is allready flash on it at the end of flashing it apears pass but phone wont do nothing.and the real thing is that this sbf that i have on it i cant root it.so?what can i do?
thank you anyway for u response anyway i will wait for more responses from the great minds of all developers because i know if somebody can do it r u (the developers).
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But I had the same. And this method helped. You loose nothing if try.
Flash with RDSLite (it is eclair with CG5, then exact steps with CM7 and next flash. You will get kind of CM7 (here I also cleared private data from a system which somehow made the internal memory full), which you may stay with or change to any CM, MIUI, WIUI etc.

Ok, so you tried to flash another ROM and couldn't press bootloader. Which sbf did you flash to revive it?
Also read the whole OP of the threat posted before.
Sent from my MB525 using XDA

corrinti said:
But I had the same. And this method helped. You loose nothing if try.
Flash with RDSLite (it is eclair with CG5, then exact steps with CM7 and next flash. You will get kind of CM7 (here I also cleared private data from a system which somehow made the internal memory full), which you may stay with or change to any CM, MIUI, WIUI etc.
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ok.i'll try tonight after i'll get home from work.and after i''l tell u what hapened.hope to resolve it

My suggestion would be to tell your friend that he either fixes your phone, or buys you a new one. Why should you have to go to all this trouble if he broke it?!

hi again
ok.so i manage to turn on the phone i flowed the steps from some links.dont know if i am allowed to put them in here.
now the phone start.the real problem is that i have on it the sbf file the cg7 version.and i dont know if i can downgrade this one.if someone did it pls tell me how so i can try it.thank you a lot.
and i cant say to my friend to buy me another one because he is poor and i care for him.if nobody can help me,i will send it in service and i'll pay(hope to not be so expensive).anyway thank you all.i will stil wait for u answers.maybe u can think at something.

if you are red lens then http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1595013 may help, if green then .... At least not now

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is there a original gtn7000 radio rom?

so i ddecided to do a risky thing and tried to mod my radio on my phone to read tmobiles 1700 network. however it didnt work since that was for att. now i am stuck with no signal reception for my phone. I am wondering if anyone can provide a tip or a link as to where to get the original radio band signal back?!
thank you soo much if i cant get back to you in time.

reflash modem
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how do i reflash it? im soo confused right now. i cant find any original modems.

or do you mean unrooting the device? i already tried putting the "XXLR1" modem thing and updating my band but it still has no reception...

aznandroid said:
or do you mean unrooting the device? i already tried putting the "XXLR1" modem thing and updating my band but it still has no reception...
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Theres a thread in the developement section dedicated to modems inly. Get any modem and flash using cwm.
Edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25890442
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i tried almost all of them, since my firmware is 4.0.3 i should be using the listed ICS ones right?? most of them dont work ... is there another solution in the meantime while i try them all?

i downlaoded the xxlr1 and xxlb2 and the zc's and it says install from sdcard complete (using CWM RECOVERY) am i not flashing? or am i jsut doing it completely wrong?

try downgrade 2 gb and start over
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA

well i see the EDGE symbol now but for some reason the setup will not execute should i keep downloading other gb's and try? its just stuck "touch the android to being screen"...

Lol you know how to mod radio but not reflash it... Thats pretty hardcore
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yea im pretty new to this actually lolol. soo by the looks of what u just said, im probbaly doing WRONG things with the phone LMAO. im just downloading another 2.3.6 now to see if it'll work and not get stuck on the android figure.... T_t_ if it still gets stuck.. is there anythin gelse i can do? LOL
thanks for your tips btw, its been guiding me

Well it depends where you have changed stuff. Best bet would be indeed download a gb rom for your phones region and flash it throught pc odin with a pit file. Follow dr Ketans thread in sticky section of development. If you do that you are likely to get default stuff back. After that a full factory reset on gb should help to. Google for reset code which you enter in dialer. Cant remember but it ended in 3855. Dont do that in ICS btw. All ICS has bug where wipe or hard reset can brick your phone
Where did you change stuff for your radio btw?
Also check this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1606012
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baz77 said:
Lol you know how to mod radio but not reflash it... Thats pretty hardcore
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2
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+1 LoL
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aznandroid said:
yea im pretty new to this actually lolol. soo by the looks of what u just said, im probbaly doing WRONG things with the phone LMAO. im just downloading another 2.3.6 now to see if it'll work and not get stuck on the android figure.... T_t_ if it still gets stuck.. is there anythin gelse i can do? LOL
thanks for your tips btw, its been guiding me
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Stuck on android figure could mean files blocking booting, in gb from recovery you can do a wipe cache and factory reset. That should solve that. Tp get into recovery volume button up, homekey and power button same time when booting up
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so i jsut got everything back to 2.3.6.. however it wont give me the ICS update via android.... hmm do i have to do it manually in the states?

well for more information, i got the 2.3.6. hong kong (wipe) rom from dr k on another thread and its working beautifully.. however i do miss the 4.0.3 that was installed on this note at first...
i used ODIS to install 2.3.6 through computer.. wondering would i be able to use that for ICS?
and when i download the ICS rom does it have to be the HONG KONG version or any version?
sorry for asking so many questions.. im just soo curious haha.

Check your CSC code of phone. Dial *#06# to get imei. Enter that in *272*imei# that should match your rom in order to update. You can change it there to but it will initiate a full wipe.
Also if you are rooted best to unroot before updating via kies.
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phone bricked after ics wipe cache/partition

Guys i need your advice
i was on ics 4.0.4 recovery. do a wipe cache/partition..my phone freeze then shutdown..now i cant even turn it on....even doing recovery nothing.....just trying my luck if theres a way to revive this....thanks in advance!!!!!

richterbelmont said:
Guys i need your advice
i was on ics 4.0.4 recovery. do a wipe cache/partition..my phone freeze then shutdown..now i cant even turn it on....even doing recovery nothing.....just trying my luck if theres a way to revive this....thanks in advance!!!!!
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Completely stock?

richterbelmont said:
Guys i need your advice
i was on ics 4.0.4 recovery. do a wipe cache/partition..my phone freeze then shutdown..now i cant even turn it on....even doing recovery nothing.....just trying my luck if theres a way to revive this....thanks in advance!!!!!
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You bricked your device completely. Do you have warranty?
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PoisonWolf said:
Completely stock?
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yes man..im on official ics 4.0.4 germany rom

Have you tried swapping batteries? Just trying to rule out a dead/faulty battery of sorts...

A brick from stock recovery.. Can you get hold of Entropy? This is a valuable info about the brick bug.. Sorry about the incident buddy..

please don't send your phone in for warranty until you've spoken to entropy!!

richterbelmont said:
yes man..im on official ics 4.0.4 germany rom
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Not CF-Root, no CWM fakeflash with ROM Manager?
If it was in Samsung's own stock recovery ("3e" recovery), I want to put you in touch with a contact of mine at Samsung.
Could you PM me your email address please?
And can you go into very specific detail about what firmwares you have had installed on this device previously?

richterbelmont said:
yes man..im on official ics 4.0.4 germany rom
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Get your motherboard replaced asap.
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sahilarora2003 said:
Get your motherboard replaced asap.
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? Seriously... If we ever want this nightmare to end, we need to get evidence of danger in stock recovery to engineers at Samsung (not their service centers... they're clueless... If it goes into a service center, it's a lost opportunity). Thank you very much for your attempts to sabotage those efforts.

sahilarora2003 said:
Get your motherboard replaced asap.
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We are trying to get info from this user. This brick is so valuable if indeed it was pure stock recovery and what we can get on this brick can benefit the whole note conmunity and other devices that have the brick bug.. we know he needs a mobo replacement but please DO NOT send the device to service asap..

richterbelmont said:
Guys i need your advice
i was on ics 4.0.4 recovery. do a wipe cache/partition..my phone freeze then shutdown..now i cant even turn it on....even doing recovery nothing.....just trying my luck if theres a way to revive this....thanks in advance!!!!!
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Hope you can communicate with Entropy first before you decide to send your device.. He has a contact at Samsung..

i hope you can get in contact with entropy,, samsung will likely replace your unit with a brand new one.. we all love brand new things, don't we?

Unbelievable.... I never thought stock ICS 4.0.4 can brick our phone....
By the way to the OP... where you also using the stock kernel when you wiped partition /cache? or where you using a custom kernel?
*now this me think on the credibility of all stock ICS (including the latest 4.0.4) ones already... If the OP got hit by this hard brick bug (on stock 4.0.4 ICS, assuming he was using also the stock kernel that comes with it), how many more do you think will follow the OP's plight of hard bricking their phones...?
...and come to think 4.0.4 ICS is beginning to be released already in every region of the world..... this is quite an alarming news.....

What do you guys mean with stock recovery? You mean the one that you use to flash cwm to flash a rom in order to not overwrite some binary so you're phone doesn't lose warranty?

stock recovery is the recovery you have when you buy the phone or just after you flash a stock rom.

If it's a full stock and the wipe was done during automatic upgrade then samsung has to release a solution. But will they?? Entropy has been battling so much and still are people that rush in and say: "replace as fast as you can with a ss"...... unbelieveble.
I think there are more that had the same problem but or aren't users of the WWW or just didn't realise that it was the bug. I'm sure that there are a number of devices that were already repaired by some ss WITHOUT knowledge, just a swap of the mb, new flash and new phone !! That makes the customer happy but doesn't solve the problem.
Ok, it must be hard to be without a phone (i know) but if you are willing to sacrifice some time to solve a WORLDWIDE problem i'm pretty sure that you'll be considered a hero..... :laugh:
As i read here Entropy did already knows of this so just hang in there....
Wish a swift and good solution not just for you but for all....
beco

Follow Entropy that is best way.
Can you plz change title of thread?
it will be easy n better to find if it will
'Bricked not by emmc bug on pure stock ROM' or like something.

hunterhp said:
What do you guys mean with stock recovery? You mean the one that you use to flash cwm to flash a rom in order to not overwrite some binary so you're phone doesn't lose warranty?
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Recovery is the system you get by pressing "vol up", power and menu at the same time at startup
Stock is the one that you get out of the box, looks like this:
http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=867265stock.png
CWM is installed with custom roms and CFRoot, looks kis this:
http://rootgalaxynote.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/backup-cwm-rooted-galaxy-note-3-690x431.jpg
You know which one you used ?

We just have to wait for the OP to report back, if it is not a false alarm. I mean, he has only 3 posts, could be anything. I hope he was on stock, but it smells like a noob not following the instructions. Forgive me if I'm wrong. In any case:
DO NOT SEND THE DEVICE to the service centre before contacting Entropy!

Get back to stock rom

Hey.
im all new to this with rooting a phone, did a test to root my phone with AAHK with no result, i can enter bootloader och recoverymode. but it stays on the white screen with htc logo when i start it up. I regret that I gotten myself into this because its to much for me. so now i will put my sd card in another phone to put over the PD98IMG.zip file there, and then load it up via my bootloader, and now to my question, when i enter that stock rom of PD98IMG, will it be in stock so i can upgrade the official android updates to 2.3.5 and sense 3.0 from there?
regards Kenny

Do a full wipe (cache, Dalvik & data) then flash any ROM you want (if you want a stock look and feel I suggest AndroidRevolutionHD or Leedroid)
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GuyInTheCorner said:
Do a full wipe (cache, Dalvik & data) then flash any ROM you want (if you want a stock look and feel I suggest AndroidRevolutionHD or Leedroid)
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Ok, im back to that stock rom that the PD98IMG file gives me now, what to do from here know? i dont dare to do the hack thing again from AAHK, didnt work for me,gets stuck on the htc logo when its rebooting later.rom manager says im not rooted btw. if i do the official 2.3.5 update with sense 3.0 on the phone from where i am now, will it work to get it back to normal again?

Wokadalg said:
Ok, im back to that stock rom that the PD98IMG file gives me now, what to do from here know? i dont dare to do the hack thing again from AAHK, didnt work for me,gets stuck on the htc logo when its rebooting later.rom manager says im not rooted btw. if i do the official 2.3.5 update with sense 3.0 on the phone from where i am now, will it work to get it back to normal again?
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Yup, but should you decide to root later down the line you'll have to downgrade
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Ifs its the latest inspire update, last week I read that it wouldn't work. I don't know about this week. What did you read about that?
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Teichopsia said:
Ifs its the latest inspire update, last week I read that it wouldn't work. I don't know about this week. What did you read about that?
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The inspire got an update from at&t last week (it's the phone I have). The hack kit can't root it yet - well, so was the message from last week. If you go to the irc room it's posted on top. I haven't checked since then.
The part about "what jave you read" is that the user is setting himself up to be spoon fed everyrhing. He needs to read. After have been answered that question, most likely he would come back and ask more questions. We should help but without spoon feeding them all the answers. A few are fine.
Edit: nevermind, coffee still hasn't kicked in. Just re-read hist post and it seems he is not interested in rooting anymore.
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