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2012-06-26 , 23:22
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#416
Originally Posted by Kangal View Post
I don't understand the "Made by Samsung" moniker.

Anyways, just from reading the kernel you have a REAL note, not a counterfeit.
Now for the bad news, you've got the "Super Brick" kernel so flashing a rom will be devastating to your phone (if you've got a affected motherboard/emmc). Even using your phone normally theres a chance you'll brick it under heavy IO use case (large file copy/delete/intensive application).

You need to install Odin PRO to your computer and flash Franco's r5 kernel to cure SuperBrick.
(optional) Then use ChainFire's Triangle Away application to conserve warranty.
Use the custom recovery to make a Nandroid backup, also backup your EFS.
If you want to experiment with custom roms and kernels then its a good idea to also backup (contacts, call logs, sms, apps) with various Free Apps from the Market.

The problem is that this is my first android device. I do not know any thing about Odin Pro or flashing Franco's r5 kernel. I am new to android. Isn't there a more illustrated guide that you know about? I am afraid to do something wrong and brick my device.

I have another question, My galaxy note is a brand new one and the box was sealed and when I unsealed the box and turned the phone on it was originally on ICS 4.0.3. So, doesn't that mean that the ICS was originally updated by Samsung and thus the super-brick bug won't be included or solved?
Last edited by Virtuality; 2012-06-26 at 23:25.