[Q] question about reverting back to GB - AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717

i did the odinoneclick of ICS last night, and all was well. but not i want to revert back to GB. it still seems a little to buggy for me. so i want to wait a while for the devs to do their thing with it. plus i miss all my custom roms.
is there any way i can do this? i dont exactly understand but apparently the original leaked version did something to the bootloaders or something?
i have the stock ATT GB 2.3.6 rom ( incase i ever needed to return my phone ) i put that through odin ( its a .tar file ) would that safely bring me back to GB?

Did you ever do a nandroid backup on cwm?
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yeah i have a few of them. but from what i read that wouldnt work with the ICS i installed.

It works, i did it earlier. I have the att note.
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And i used the odin method to install ics.
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you used the oneclick odin? and everything is ok? baseband settings/modem whatever else? and all you did was flash backup in CWM?

I just restored back to gb and double checked to make sure everything works. I made a phone call, sent a text, and went on the internet. The baseband is the ics baseband but didn't seem to effect anything. just remember ymmv.
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i think ill just use odin to put the stock att OS on. the root and flash saurom again. i feel like thats the safest wway. though i may be way off

Let us know how it goes.
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kevinallen4325 said:
i think ill just use odin to put the stock att OS on. the root and flash saurom again. i feel like thats the safest wway. though i may be way off
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Yeah let me know if that works. I'm trying to do the same thing
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Ill let you know in a few hours. Im heading to the gym atm. But if someone else wants to test it first go for it and let us know.
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Hey guys just to give you all a heads up I also flashed ICS last nite with odin and just missed a few things like the camere not freezing on me so I went back. I just flashed the stock odin att tar and it booted up first time.
It had no issue booting but the phone app with just not even open so I just held volume up and down at the same time while powering down so I could factory reset it and wipe the cache and now everything is back to normal with out skipping a beat.
sorry if I made this longer then what it had to be but I just wanted to also give some mini instructions as well jsut in case anyone had a question or two.

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Hey guys just to give you all a heads up I also flashed ICS last nite with odin and just missed a few things like the camere not freezing on me so I went back. I just flashed the stock odin att tar and it booted up first time.
It had no issue booting but the phone app with just not even open so I just held volume up and down at the same time while powering down so I could factory reset it and wipe the cache and now everything is back to normal with out skipping a beat.
sorry if I made this longer then what it had to be but I just wanted to also give some mini instructions as well jsut in case anyone had a question or two.
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Wow perfect. Thanks for the heads up
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lukelytle said:
Hey guys just to give you all a heads up I also flashed ICS last nite with odin and just missed a few things like the camere not freezing on me so I went back. I just flashed the stock odin att tar and it booted up first time.
It had no issue booting but the phone app with just not even open so I just held volume up and down at the same time while powering down so I could factory reset it and wipe the cache and now everything is back to normal with out skipping a beat.
sorry if I made this longer then what it had to be but I just wanted to also give some mini instructions as well jsut in case anyone had a question or two.
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yeah awesome to know! i just sat down getting ready to do it now. does the stock .tar earase yyour internal SD like ICS did?

kevinallen4325 said:
yeah awesome to know! i just sat down getting ready to do it now. does the stock .tar earase yyour internal SD like ICS did?
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I am pretty sure it does although I cant be certain because as soon as it was back up and running I put CWM back on and recovered a back up that I made right before Flashing ICS so all my stuff came back.
Also in any case I did make a back up of ICS in case stuff went really bad and say the bootloader was crazy or something and it messed up and my only option was to stay on ICS at least I would have a back up from a soft brick or something so if you have the room on your sd card might as well do it just to be safe.

yeah im definitely making a backup. well ill report back in a bit if it works

yup. using odin to flash stock att .tar file, then after its finished rebooting into recoery and wiping data factory works like a charm. back on good old 2.3.6

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Yellow triangle at boot. GT-P7150 Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

I was running Task 14 revamped fat rom.
I decided to go back to stock to make sure I could. Basically no other reason.
I followed the sticky for UN-rooting here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474971. Had a hell of a time getting it Un-rooted. Everything went wrong from the beginning it seemed. Seems the files and guide don't coincide with each other which probably started my problems.
In the process, not sure when. I started getting this stupid triangle with the exclamation point in the middle when it boots.
On searching I have only found that it just means I flashed a wrong kernal or something like that and it's harmless and to ignore it. It's driving me nut though!
I did Have to finally use PDA_SIGNED_P7105.tar.md5 Which I know isn't for my US tab but I'm sure I saw the error BEFORE resorting to this as I couldn't get everything to correctly adb push to the tab either so I finally used that file with Odin knowing it would probably cause problems.
I got everything running as I want again. Fortunately I keep a backup which made my life a little easier once I was able to get back to Task 14 again. But the stupid little triangle is still there after restoring the backup too.
Is there a way to get rid of it without stripping back down to stock without having as many problems? Maybe a kernel to flash? Maybe an update or a quickie guide to uninstalling Task 14 and going back to stock (I don't have any links or local stock roms) or something?
Anyway, could anybody help? I don't want to spend another two days without sleep just trying to get rid of this stupid little thing.
Yeah I'm that anal about the stupid triangle....lmao
Odin reflash?? With a different rom+ baseband
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In theory you should be able to just flash a stock kernel.
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scoffyburito said:
Odin reflash?? With a different rom+ baseband
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SaneinOne said:
In theory you should be able to just flash a stock kernel.
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Thanks.
I may be getting there.
I could really use a US copy of a file like this to use with Odin. PDA_SIGNED_P7105.tar
Anybody?
I'm getting tired.
EDIT:
Finally! Found a Place that works!
http://www.teamovercome.net/p7500/?page_id=5
Even my Stupid little yellow triangle with the ! in the middle is gone.
The download was REALLY slow but it worked!
Hope this helps others going through similar issues.

[Q] HELP! i think i bricked my phone!

hi all,
i was trying to root my phone (samsung i717 with ICS leaked version).
I downloaded the usb drivers,
Got the phone into download mode,
Connected phone to PC with usb
phone was recognised and i was able to see the SAMSUNG USB Device in device manager
opened ODIN, selected the pda.tar file and clicked on start..
Everything was going fine i got all the success messages in ODIN, then my phone rebooted and then stuck on the SAMSUNG screen.
on my PC i see USB drivers trying to be installed and fails.. i dont understand where to go from here.. i tried several time, but keep getting stuck at this point
Please please let me know how i can get my phone back.. i am a newbie.. would really appreciate a link or something that has step by step instructions so i dont mess it up further..
Thanks all..
Can u get into download mode?
mejori said:
Can u get into download mode?
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yes i am able to get into download mode..
indgirl6 said:
yes i am able to get into download mode..
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i just tried doing a factory reset as well and even that did not work
please help..
indgirl6 said:
i just tried doing a factory reset as well and even that did not work
please help..
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Use odin and get att recovery b4 tar file flash it and all is well
sent from team perfections ics rom
Flash stock rom from download mode...
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hi, thanks for your responses.
but as i said i am new to all this, and although i have a basic idea about what you are asking me to do, i would really really appreciate it if some one can send me a link or step by step instruction on what i have to do..
i am very familliar with getting my phone in download mode. And also have odin on my PC.. but i am guessing i have to use a different Tar file to flash stock (right?)
if my above guess is right, i think i will be stuck with the same issue where i select the tar file and click on "start'" in odin and everthing goes well until the phone is rebooted and after that for some reason my PC cant find the usb drives and doesnot recognise my phone..
sorry if i am asking silly questions,. but this is my first android phone (smart phone actually..) and my first attempt at upgrade / rooting
hi,
MY PHONE IS BACK!!!
i followed all the instruction to the T in the following link:
http://rootgalaxynote.com/galaxy-no...brick-att-galaxy-note-sgh-i717-android-2-3-6/
Thanks all for your time and suggestions..
Now that i have lost all my data i guess i can do some more "testing"
Congratulations and happy testing!!!
thanks..
i flashed stock rom, then rooted it (this time i was sucessful)
then installed CWM touch, made a backup,
Installed titanium backup, made backup again..
next step is to install the "OnlyOne HYFR B4" rom
Then to try and reset the flash counter
hope i am sucessful at this..
any other ROM recomendations?
glad to see you got it working..happy flashing homey!!!
Sounds like you didn't wait until your system files and dalvik cache was built b4 you jumped the fun and freaked out. Next time realize that after a ROM flash it could take up to 10 minutes to build the system and all you'll see is the pulsating Samsung logo.
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tyler79durdan said:
Sounds like you didn't wait until your system files and dalvik cache was built b4 you jumped the fun and freaked out. Next time realize that after a ROM flash it could take up to 10 minutes to build the system and all you'll see is the pulsating Samsung logo.
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Yes, you are right.. that is probably what i did.. thanks for letting me know.. as i plan to flash ICS rom tonight, will make sure that i am relaxed and patient
now that i have all the backups and know how to bring it back to stock.. i guess i would be more relaxed .
If you're not set on ICS I personally run Saurom with Dag's kernel. I don't care what anyone says....an OC'd kernel on GB performs better than any ICS ROM currently available. Not to take anything away from the current ICS roms...
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fmllc said:
If you're not set on ICS I personally run Saurom with Dag's kernel. I don't care what anyone says....an OC'd kernel on GB performs better than any ICS ROM currently available. Not to take anything away from the current ICS roms...
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Thanks for your suggestion.. I will try that out as well.. since i have nothting to loose.. (and i have the zest to try out new things after my initial success ) i will try both and keep the one i like better..
tyler79durdan said:
Sounds like you didn't wait until your system files and dalvik cache was built b4 you jumped the fun and freaked out. Next time realize that after a ROM flash it could take up to 10 minutes to build the system and all you'll see is the pulsating Samsung logo.
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Yep it takes a while. I got nervous also the first time cuz it didn't take that long with my skyrocket or infuse. But be patient my child.
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Simply want a complete guide to reflash to stock (please read)

I got the Gnote about 2 weeks ago and stupidly went and flashed a bad rom. Got bricked. Sent out to mobiletechvideos and it will be arriving tomorrow. I will get it about 1 hour before I have to leave for work, but I'm hoping to be able to use it while at work - so the question is what is the easiest, fastest way to flash from a just-unbricked galaxy note that was flashed with bad rom to COMPLETELY LIKE NEW stock ICS?
here ya go..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1740367
So I'm guessing this one will do me right : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1634087
correct?
Ye0,that all you need
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L.R.D. got it ..
Just take your time with pushing files via Odin etcetera.
And wiping caches/data is critical to good clean flashing.
If a question pops up ......ASK US !!!
Otherwise ....welcome back to the original badass phone ....g
Okay, a new problem. After flashing to stock, flashing stock modem, i was sucessfully able to upgrade to 4.0.4 through Kies.
Now when the phone boots up it tells me com.gapps has stopped working and android.phone has stopped working among other things (calendar too now).
It also freezes when i try to go in to any app or settings and keeps giving me android.phone has stopped.
What do I do now?
Edit aaaand i fixed it all by myself lol
Went in to recovery and did full data/cache reset and blammo all working no prob 4.0.4!
Told ya too wipe first .....LOL
It makes a huge difference huh ?
Good work and enjoy ....g
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Told ya too wipe first .....LOL
It makes a huge difference huh ?
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They never listen, do they, Sarge?
imranh101 said:
I got the Gnote about 2 weeks ago and stupidly went and flashed a bad rom. Got bricked.
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Never gets old, always good for a chuckle
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[Q] Why can't i flash a custom rom??

I have the XSG region (uae) model of the S3 9300 and i've had it for over a week by now, I've successfully rooted it without a problem and i love the phone. However, when i comes to installing custom roms that supposedly improve performance and battery life, it's not working out for me.
So far I've tried the Cyanogen mod and the liquidsmooth mod, using odin. With both of those i repeatedly tried installing them and i even wiped the cache and data, but they just end up sitting there at the boot screen, as if i did all this just to stare at a logo! why the hell don't they work?????????????? help please,
Peace
Not an international GT-i9300?
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Not an international GT-i9300?
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Good question man, how do i find out? (i assumed it was cuz i bought it right here in the UAE)
E007 said:
Good question man, how do i find out? (i assumed it was cuz i bought it right here in the UAE)
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Go to about phone , u'll get ur model
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dx09 said:
Go to about phone , u'll get ur model
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it says it's GT-I9300 so i have the international version then eh. ok now what..?
E007 said:
it says it's GT-I9300 so i have the international version then eh. ok now what..?
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If it is GT-I9300, indeed it is an international model (if it is not faked ).
You should be able to, for instance via CWM or Mobile Odin (to keep root), flash a custom rom. Try to do a factory reset wipe/data wipe and install the rom again. For some roms you also might do a "fix permissions" from your custom recovery after you flashed it (but before you restart the phone).
Looks like you are trying to flash zip files in Odin.
STOP NOW!
Ok note we have sorted that, and before you do anything else, take a step back, and do some reading and learning, starting with the rollup sticky at the top of the general thread.
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Looks like you are trying to flash zip files in Odin.
STOP NOW!
Ok note we have sorted that, and before you do anything else, take a step back, and do some reading and learning, starting with the rollup sticky at the top of the general thread.
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Um, i don't get it, what?
E007 said:
Um, i don't get it, what?
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Precisely before flashing read the FAQS and Guides is rule one .
Rule two is backup your EFS folder before flashing instead of crying later .
BASICS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927113
jje
Tl;dr install with mobile odin or clockwork recovery to install ZIP files (most ROMs come in this, also don't extract it), use dekstop odin to install tar files
Ok fair enough, thanks all for the help so far, I'll do a bit of reading then try again. I've had an Iphone for over 2 years that I jailbroke and used from day one. This phone is so much cooler however, I look forward to exploring the improved possibilities..
Ok that's it then, seems the only way something like this MAY work is by wiping the phone clean and starting over, something very inconvenient for my to do.. If down the line I ever get another phone I will try it then, it has been a headache trying it on this one. I decided to give it one more try yesterday after backing up everything, I used titanium backup and also made a back up in recovery mode, I tried fixing permissions after installing the latest cyanogen mod but it didn't make a difference, it just sat at the stupid boot screen, making my phone warm.. I suppose it's okay if one needs a hand warmer!
My woes did not end there however, as I assumed that since I made a backup i could just restore the phone to the way it was. That did not exactly happen unfortunately, clockwork mod restored the system and image just fine, but when it was restoring data it kept stopping at one file and giving me an "error restoring data" bull****. Great, so I boot the phone and now most of the apps don't work and just crash when I try to run them, the only way to fix them is by uninstalling and then re–installing them one by one! Very inconvenient! And to top it off avast told me I have several "problems" found, I assume that is those apps.
So there it is, I shouldn't have done that to my phone yesterday, it worked beautifully until that point, and I was using nobloat to get rid of the unnecessary stuff, make a rom flash pointless, but I was curious.. And there you go, that is my story, I thank you all for trying to help, and I appreciate it really, but I'm done with this nightmare, at least on this phone i am.
Peace
Ok a quick update:
After repeatedly having an occasional issue with the phone, I decided to go for it one more time, this time I followed your advice to the letter, and I'm happy to report that it Worked! I've installed the liquidsmooth Rom and it works great, except for a few issues which I'll talk about in another more relevant thread. Just wanted to say, I apologize for my earlier posts, I was at my wits end at the time!
Since the custom Rom issue has been resolved, I shall lay this thread to rest and hope others learn from it.
Peace.
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Note 2 rebooting

I have a note 2 that I kept stock for a long time. And decided to root it about a week ago. I used the latest casual one click root. And it seemed all dandy initially until i went between a few different roms and it decided it wanted to shut off randomly and not boot back up past the note 2 screen on its own. But the odd part was it booted while connected to the wall or to the computer. So I flashed to 4.1.2 stock via odin and the issue still remains. I can only use it fine on charger. Is there something else im missing on flashing back to stock?
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Hmm when you installed 4.3 did you do so wiping everything could be an app causing the problem. Try it from brand new with no apps installed and see if that helps. Could be also a radio issue as well.
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Yeah I wiped everything. Actually used odin twice to revert to stock 4.1.2. I tried a few cm nightlies before it began. Is there anything else I should flash on top of whats already been done?
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mddcflimsreal said:
Yeah I wiped everything. Actually used odin twice to revert to stock 4.1.2. I tried a few cm nightlies before it began. Is there anything else I should flash on top of whats already been done?
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I've found that even after using ODIN to go back to stock 4.1.2, that there's still leftover data on the phone from custom ROM's. I've read where others had the same issue. I don't know why Odin doesn't seem to fully wipe everything ... but this has been my personal experience.
The way I've fixed this (and all this may not be necessary).. . is that after Odin'ing back to stock 4.1.2, I boot into stock recovery, then do a full factory reset and wipe cache. Then I booted into the stock Rom and used the bypass setup trick (touch the left side of the screen right above Emergency... then right side, then left, then right again, and then volume up... this should bypass setup to save time).
Then went into phone's settings and performed a factory reset from within the stock Rom too...
Finally... (because I'm a bit OCD... so this is probably not necessary), but I ODIN'd back to stock 4.1.2 one more time and then proceeded with using CASUAL again to root /unlock the bootloader).
I know this is a pain in the butt... but this has worked for me. Maybe others will have some better suggestions.
(Edit : Forgot to mention that if you're not wanting to return to stock to start over again... check out this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53624921) on how to flash a stock recovery for the purposes of doing a proper data wipe... then can you odin your custom recovery back to the device without having to fully restore to stock... this can be a real time saver. Please make sure to thank the OP for the helpful info).
So in the end I tried to reset from stock recovery and wipe cache. Than do a reset from the settings and the issue presisted. But now I have root and recovery as well. So I may give a rom a try.
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mddcflimsreal said:
So in the end I tried to reset from stock recovery and wipe cache. Than do a reset from the settings and the issue presisted. But now I have root and recovery as well. So I may give a rom a try.
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This is totally a guess, but I'm thinking that you may have a battery problem... and it's just a coincidence that these problems started happening around the same time that you rooted. You may try replacing the battery to see if that fixes things.... (you can get one pretty cheap off ebay or Amazon).
Yeah thats odd. I had bought another battery from a phone store I use to work at and have no issues now, back on 4.1.1 rooted.
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Yeah thats odd. I had bought another battery from a phone store I use to work at and have no issues now, back on 4.1.1 rooted.
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Cool. Hopefully you'll have no more problems with it for a while.
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