BRICKED USERS GUIDE.......
First you need to know that this guide is trying to help you..
I cannot take any responsibility for your brick getting harder ....
.....IGNORE ALL THE FOOLS WHO SAID NOT TO WASTE THEIR TIME .....
....... The poll was for a different post related to emmc bug where i suggested a workaround for the emmc bug , which I edited several times....
There are three types of bricks for N7000
a)
Soft Brick - Stuck at Samsung Logo
b)
Super Brick - Stuck at flashing Factoryfs.IMG in ODIN . Also called as EMMC Bug....
c)
Hard Brick - Sorry Unrecoverable by this guide. Try
THIS
d) Dead Brick - No charging battery sign also - Mostly = Hard Brick ; But there is a window of possibility by a JIG.
e) OTA Brick - A rare kind of Soft Brick which people have encountered due to updating OTA on a rooted Stock ROM.
SOFT BRICKS
I will try to describe ways to get Soft Bricked so that you can compare.....
You have messed with the system file. Remember the Blue Screen of windows.
==> 1. Deleting any system file .odex
==> 2. Moving from GB or ICS to CM/AOSP/AOKP Roms without following instructions or vice versa
==> 3. Flashing incomplete ROMS (did not check MD5 - Google it How to check)
==> 4. Flashing an incompetent kernel (oh I didnt read instructions)
==> 5. Many other methods
Now you have to return to normal state. But beware there is a emmc bug which is going to interfere our correction process. Oops ! It hurts. There is no safe way as on date for ICS except there are Safe Kernels Claimed.
Pray to your favorite god or luck or better pray even if you are an atheist.
RECOVERY STYLE 1 : [ODIN]
GINGERBREAD VERSION
1) Use ODIN
2) Uninstall Samsung KIES. It interferes with the ODIN flashing.
You should have the ADB/USB Drivers
Just in case you don't have them, here are the
Samsung USB drivers
3) Download the
AbyssKernel 4.2 for ODIN.
Incase it fails u can use 3.9 version too.
4) Wipe Data/Cache/Dalvik.
5) FLASH THE ROOTED KJ4 kernel From PC ODIN -
Kernel Link
TRY FLASHING THE STOCK ROM in PDA
Try the Oldest Stock ROM - KJ4 click me
Remember to Run ODIN in Admin mode (Right Click and Run even if you are an Admin)
6) Head to
Dr Ketan Thread for Rooting...
ICS VERSION
1) Use ODIN
2) Uninstall Samsung KIES. It interferes with the ODIN flashing.
You should have the ADB/USB Drivers
Just in case you don't have them, here are the
Samsung USB drivers
3) Download the
AbyssKernel 4.2 for ODIN.
Incase it fails u can use 3.9 version too.
4) Wipe Data/Cache/Dalvik
5) FLASH ANY ics rooted rom in Abyss Recovery which has a safe kernel
Remember to Run ODIN in Admin mode (Right Click and Run even if you are an Admin)
RECOVERY STYLE 2 : [CWM]
ICS and GINGERBREAD USERS
a) Go to CWM
b) Flash Abyss Kernel 3.9 or 4.2 [Touch version] or Hydracore latest version.
c) Do data/ factory reset.
d) Flash with your favorite ICS / GB /AOSP/ AOKP/PA/CM9/CM10
END SOFT BRICK
SUPER BRICKS
Hmm ... I understand your despair. My friend forest has written a wonderful guide to retrieve you out.
If you are confirmed that you are a Super Brick
Head to this thread ......
But .... Just before heading to Mr Forests Thread May be you are not a Super brick ...
There are few who had the same symptoms of a Super Brick but successfully recovered without the Forest1971 workaround.
RECOVERY STYLE 1 : START HERE
IMPORTANT NOTE : Remove your SD Card and SIM CARD Please
Run ODIN IN ADMIN Mode
a) Now you have to repartition your Note
b) Download the following (Importantly the .pit file)
PIT: Q1_20110914_16GB.pit (Only for users with 16GB Internal SDCard) 32 GB users Please Google ur file.
PDA: CODE_N7000xxxxx_CL627135_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.m d5
PHONE: MODEM_N7000xxxxx_REV_05_CL1067428.tar.md5
CSC: GT-N7000-MULTI-CSC-Oxxxxx.tar.md5
Thanks PrinceOMI & DuckBoot for the download links (
PIT Files)
Stock ROM & Pit File Flashing Thread
c) Check these options: Re-Partition, Auto Reboot, and F. Reset Time.
d) Flash thru PC Odin (All the files, particularly the PIT file)
SUCCESS .... GOOD FOR YOU .... Only 2% reported success using this style (I ask you not to Thank me but to write here in this thread if you are successful. Many users do not care..)
RECOVERY STYLE 2 : START HERE
Working on it .... Not able to proceed. Ideas dropped.
END :angel: SUPER BRICK :angel:
:cyclops: OTA BRICKS :cyclops:
I will try to describe ways to get OTA Bricked (very rare)
a) Installed the OTA for ICS ROM Indian Version LPA on a rooted ROM.
Some thing has messed up with your .odex files and you get force closes or Stuck at Samsung LOGO
1) ODIN Method
a) go to Download Mode (Power Button + Vol down + Home)
b) Flash the
ICS ROM posted in Dr.Ketan Thread in the PDA
Remember that options are ticked according to this image.
Donot tick repartition.
You can root it by Heading to Dr Ketans thread.
2)
CWM Method (Custom Firmware - Closest to LPA ROM)
a) go to Download Mode (Power Button + Vol up + Home)
b) Flash the
ROM close to LPA without any Reset or Wiping.
This will endup with a custom ROM Clea Note (LPA Rooted)
END :highfive: SUPER BRICK :highfive:
