NEW! How to ROOT Galaxy Note ICS

There is simplest way of rooting your STOCK ICS. No worry about YELLOW Triangle or Binary counter.

You just need to go to this page and find your firmware version.

For example XXLRT look for LRT. Firmware DDLR9, look for LR9

It has two versions.
1. Stock Recovery mode (Volume UP + Home + Power button), download "ZIP" file
2. PC ODIN  or Mobile ODIN mode, download ".tar.md5" file.

Note:
At the end of the process your GNote will be ROOTED + CWM installed.

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Root. Jelly Bean Font and Locker for XXLRT

Jelly Bean Font and Locker for XXLRT

 Stock ICS Font

 Jelly Bean Font. Slimmer

Jelly Bean Locker. Have options to UNLOCK, CAMERA and Google Search. Reduce accidently unlock your phone.

Download Jelly Bean for Galaxy Note here

Note:

• ZIP file load via CWM
• You need to be ROOTED
• Download ROM Manager from Google Play if you need CWM

You just need these 2 files to ROOT + BusyBox your GNote.

1. Root_Busybox-signed.zip
2. Root_SuperSU.0.95.Only-signed.zip


Note:

1. Load both files in your stock recovery. 
2. To be save. Load Root_Busybox-signed.zip in stock recovery and reboot
3. Back to recovery and load Root_SuperSU.0.95.Only-signed.zip and reboot
4. DONE

N7000XXLRQ Screens + ROOT + Busybox + HydraCore

Galaxy Note N7000XXLRQ Screens

New TouchWiz....Apps and Widget Tab

Mobile ODIN ready to load HydraCore

Done ROOT + Busybox

How to ROOT+Busybox?
Download required files here [Stock Root Me via Recovery]

Load via stock recovery
1. "Root_SuperSU.0.95.Only-signed.zip" then Reboot. Load file# 2
2. "Root_Busybox_1.20.2_Only_(No_SuperSU)-S2-Update3-signed.zip"

Selection to order grid icon alphabetically

Select Album, Time, Location or Picasa...

A,B,C...on the right..

Below 3 thousands...mmmm... really need HydraCore

Note:
You need ROOT + BusyBox to run Mobile ODIN successfully.

Download HydraCore here and load via Mobile ODIN
v3.5 ODIN Tar - http://hecubus.com/xda/kernel/HydraC...E_v3-5_STD.tar

 Successfully load HydraCore v3.5. Continue reading here

Quadrant more than 3 thousands...

Try but not working. May be need to reboot

Cool....

SpeedMod N7000 ICS K3-7 CWM CIFS ROOT

You could see the different on your picture gallery. Sharper photo image.


K3-7:
- Changed to Linaro GCC 4.4 compiler for better stability
- Better MDNIE display settings to eliminate over-sharpening

 Kernel version. Speedmod k3-7

Sharper home screen

 Image on Facebook

Image on Google+


Black clipping reduced greatly. Try watch video clip below on your Galaxy Note.



Download SpeedMod here

How to install it?

1. You need to have MobileOdin (the easiest way)

 Open File. Select "speedmod-kernel-n7000-ics-k3-7-Odin.tar"

Flash firmware. Auto re-start and you are done......

Note:
-I'm on stock ZSLPF+ROOTED
-No more WiFi problem
-Very stable and smooth
-Recommended to all stock + rooted user


Continue reading here and thanks to hardcore

How to ROOT Galaxy Note. ICS only!

How to root Galaxy Note? I have ICS stock. Currently I'm on ZSLPF.


How to ROOT (assumption you are on stock)

1. Download:

• CWM.ZIP     
• SU-Busybox-Installer.zip

2. Reboot to recovery (Home + Volumne UP + Power button)
3. Choose apply update from external storage.
4. Choose CWM.zip and wait until CWM recovery appear (Touch base)
5. Choose install zip from sdcard or external SD
6. Choose and Install SU-Busybox-Installer.zip
7. Reboot. Done! Your device is ROOTED

Note:
-You might need to update superuser app from Google Play and its binary


I dont like ROOT. How to remove it?

1. Download:

• CWM.ZIP     
• SU-Uninstaller-signed.zip

2. Reboot to recovery (Home + Volumne UP + Power button)

3. Choose apply update from external storage.
4. Choose CWM.zip and wait until CWM recovery appear
5. Choose install zip from sdcard or external SD
6. Choose and Install SU-Installer-signed.zip
7. Reboot. Done! Your device is UN_ROOTED


What's the different? Look at STEP-6 properly.... just uninstall busybox ma.... :)

Note:
Many users claim it works on any ICS for the time being, even LQ3 (latest Baltic update)

How to ROOT N7000ZSLPF ICS 4.0.3

How to ROOT N7000ZSLPF ICS 4.0.3?

Root instruction

1. Download the Files first and put in your SDCARD [CWM zip][ SU-Busybox-Installer.zip]
2. Reboot to recovery. (Home+Volume UP+Power button)
3. Choose apply update from external storage. (use vol up/down to select, power to enter)
4. Choose CWM.zip and wait until CWM recovery appear.
5. Choose install zip from sdcard or external SD(Now use touch function to select choice)
6. Choose and Install SU-Busybox-Installer.zip
7. Reboot
8. You are done and now your device is ROOTED

**Mobile ODIN you need to install separately. Get if from Android Market/Google Play

With Mobile ODIN you could load CF-ROOT kernel.
Download CF-Root-SGN_ZS_OZS_LPF-v5.3-CWM5.zip

Note:
-Some user reported fail to connect to WIFI after loading CF-Root
-I do not load CF-ROOT since previous steps provide me root and CWM. That good enough


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Google+ problem with DEODEX

Seems like Google+ having problem in the DEODEX mode. You have to be ODEX to make it run smoothly. I have expericence a few force close (FC) when using Google+ with Auto Upload on my DEODEX mode.

If you plan to root your Galaxy Note and using Google+, stay ODEX.

Finally DEODEX DXLC2+ROOT+CWM+SpeedMod+ICS Domination

Finally DEODEX DXLC2 + ROOT + CWM + SpeedMod K1-5 + ICS Domination v1.1

Super smooth and stable.

Note:
-Browser dropdown list bugs still there.

How to install DEODEX DXLC2+ROOT

You don't have to worry about yellow traingle or binary counter. It's SAFE! It's NO WIPE.

What should I do?
1. Download this DEODEX DXLC2+ROOT
2. Run Desktop ODIN

Before. PDA only!
DO NOT re-partition

After. DONE

You should have this. ROOT+DEODEX.

Why should I install this DEODEX?
Because I need to install Theme. Since most ofthe theme develop for DEODEX only.

I'm stock from previous version. Can I load this?
Yes. You can and it's NO WIPE

I have root+CWM. Can I load this?
Yes. But your Superuser will be REMOVED (replace by this installed version) and CWM will be REMOVED. You may wait for CF-ROOT kernel for DXLC2 ROOT+CWM or just load CF-Root XXLC1 kernel. It's works!

 Loading CF-ROOT XXLC1 kernel via Mobile ODIN

Kernel changed to XXLC1. No problemo.

Continue reading related to DEODEX DXLC2+ROOT and CF-ROOT

How to Install N7000DXLC2+ROOT

Same process with new download file. To continue installing ODEX N7000DXLC2 + ROOT click here

How to root Galaxy Note without downgrade

How to root Galaxy Note with PC Odin without downgrade and safe. Do not worry about counter and yellow triangle. You are SAFE!

How to do it?
1. Download it here

2. ODIN Start
3. Power OFF your phone
4. Set your phone in download mode (Home+Volume Down+Power button)
5. Connect USB cable to computer and wait it's connected. Click [Start] 

 6. Sit back and relax. Wait until it reboot. ODIN End

It's NO-WIPE. Flash PDA only!

At the end of the process you will have ROOT and able to run Mobile Odin on your Galaxy Note. You may flash custom rom after that and maintain your root.

Note:
-Flash all 3 files if you wanted to update Phone and CSC. In my case I'm already installed stock N7000XXLC1.
-No problem since it just like stock rom with ROOT injected safely.

 I'm rooted.

Superuser downloaded and installed by Mobile ODIN when first time running it.


Note: 
-CWM not installed. You have to install it manually or just flash any custom rom with Mobile Odin that have CWM inside.


Thanks to bodivas and continue reading at  XDA developer

Injecting Superuser and Busybox via ODIN

1. Download SpeedMod K1-5 for Odin

2. Run Desktop ODIN and select the kernel "speedmod-kernel-n7000-k1-5-Odin.tar" as image below

3. Click [Start].

4. Sit back and relax.

Note: 
-DO NOT Re-partition. This process will replace your Galaxy Note kernel only.

-This is for Android phone who are not yet ROOTED. For rooted user you may download this. SpeedMod K1-5 for CWM

What do you get after this process?

SpeedMod's core features are:
- Super stable: No undervolting, overclocking or potentially unstable modifications
- Fast and smooth: Compiler and code optimizations
- Excellent battery life: Remove unecessary logging and debugging

Root and CWM:
- Automatically installs root (su)
- CWM recovery
(This is what most of the people want. ROOT)

Screen and misc tweaks:
- MDNIE screen sharpness tuning (improves text readability)
- MDNIE color tuning (reduces over-saturation of color)
- init.d, TUN, CIFS, IPV6 Privacy support

Performance:
- CPU governor tweaks: increase responsiveness
- IO tweaks
- Read ahead tweaks
- Updated to jhash3
- Compiled with optimizations using Linaro GCC 4.5 toolchain
- Switched to SLAB instead of SLUB
- GPU base speed increased to 200MHz from 160MHz
- Optimized CPU hotplug
- SCHED_MC multi-core aware scheduler

Turned off unnecessary logging for better smoothness and efficiency:
- Disabled Android Debug Logger / logcat
- Disabled Samsung debug
- Disabled various kernel debugging, statistics and tracing options

Warning! Counter and Triangle will be displayed after reboot. You might need this TraingleAway

This YELLOW TRIANGLE will be displayed when you boot-up your phone. If this bother you, DO NOT flash it.


You may try a few days with speedmod kernel and if you did not like it, just flash stock to remove triangle and counter on start-up. Click here


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How to install N7000XXLA4

Would like to install latest ROM for Samsung Galaxy Note? N7000XXLA4 / XXLA4

Download N7000XXLA4 here

Once you download it, there are two files inside
1. N7000XXLA4_N7000OXALA4_N7000XXLA4_HOME.tar.md5
2. SS_DL.dll (Flash via ODIN Ignore this file)

Have CRC problem? This is what I did. Using IZArc I convert the "zip" file to "7z" file format.

Unzip "N7000XXLA4_N7000OXALA4_DBT.7z". You should be able to extract it :)

How to install it?

1. Run ODIN
2. Select TAR/MD5 file. See image below

3. Just fill in PDA. The rest leave it blank.... Connect your phone to PC and waits for COM Port connection.
4. Click [Start] button. Sit back and relax.
5. Once restart. Remove USB cable. DONE

Good News. It's a NO WIPE version. Your phone data and configuration just like before flashing it. No data or application restore required.

Get UPDATED!...


If you already rooted and would like to upgrade to LA4. Download CF-Root-SGN_XX_OXA_LA4-v5.0-CWM5.zip here. You need to flash it via Mobile Odin.


Continue reading CF-ROOT for Galaxy Note here

New firmware for GT-N7000. N7000XXLA4

Again. New firmware for GT-N7000. XXLA4 means and upgrade of XXLA3. For sure there are updates or bugs fixing in it.

Model: GT-N7000
Product Code: GT-N7000ZBADBT
Modified: 2012-01-13
HIDSWVER: N7000XXLA4 / N7000OXALA4 / N7000XXLA4 / N7000XXLA4
Filename: GT-N7000_DBT_1_20120113101724.zip.enc2
CRC: 4056522162

Strange thing is, it's Country/Carrier is Germany NOT Open Europe.

Download here
Password: samfirmware.com

I will blog how to install it later. Now downloading.

Reason to upgrade:
Very good review and improvement in this firmware.

1. The wifi connection is much more stable and connects faster to known hotspots.
2. The signal strength has improved.
3. The lag that was evident has been reduced substantially.
4. The phone reboots much faster and unlocks faster.
5. Apps like Whatsapp work much better than before without lag.
6. Battery life has been about the same.
7. The touch is now more responsive than before as well as scrolling vertically.
8. The stock browser is a lot faster.
9. Has not crashed since update (yet).
10. Phone seems zippier generally in scrolling and some apps.
11. Wallpaper issues i had with live wallpapers freezing and crashing and rebooting phone seem to have gone now.
12. Stock file browser seems zippier too and gives me the 'processing' overlay for a lot less time or it almost instantly disappears (but still there).
13. Stock video player which was unusable earlier is usable now and no longer freezing or forceclosing
14. New phone icon on the bottom right. Who asked Samsung to change the old one?
15. New lock screen animation. Who complained about the last one?
16. New call icon at logs call
17. Speed of the phone: This build is FAST. I haven't had one slow down yet! For example, in Whatsapp I've always had it load up and for every contact I have a picture. In my last build, I could see the list come up, but then every contact picture would load (and it took less than a second, but I could see the process go from no picture --> loading one by one, very quickly). Now they're all loaded instantly. No waiting. Applications start VERY fast, but I guess there is still some slowdown. Unlocking my phone is even faster than before. I believe the distance you have to drag (or maybe speed in which to move) has been reduced in turn reducing time to unlock.
18. Touch screen sensitivity:I find the screen sensitivity just fine. Very sensitive to be honest.

Continue reading....

How to install N7000XXKL8

N7000XXKL8
Android: 2.3.6
CSC: N7000OXAKL8
Date: 2011 December
Remarks: Open Europe


Download N7000XXKL8 here
Password: samfirmware.com

How to install?

Download ODIN
Set your phone to download mode and check out the screen above to start flashing it.

So far I don't see much different from XXKL7, but the S-Pen seems like more accurate and smooth. It's maintain it's good speed and smoothness, battery saving and stable.

I don't have problem purchasing from the market. Just bought iQuran Pro with no problem.

Some custom rom have problem with latest market. Be careful.


Note:
-For the time being there is no straight forward method to root this firmware
-This ROM will WIPE your phone, but data will not lost. 
-ROOT and CWM will be gone
-You may restore your app using Google restore. I tried this option and all my downloaded apps downloaded again without have to select one by one.

This option will let you re-store your previous installed apps after update firmware.


Happy Flashing again until ICS coming...... :)

Note:
When ICS come, we just load stock ROM base on our region and wait for the OTA or KIES update.