How to upgrade Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 to Ice Cream Sandwich ICS 4.0.3 N7000XXLP1

Follow below instructions to upgrade Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 to Ice Cream Sandwich ICS 4.0.3 :

• First make backup of contact, sms, apps, etc


• Prepare USB cable, Fully charged N7000


• Download Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 N7000XXLP1 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS 4.0.3 firmware update and extract it


• Download Odin3 v1.87 and Q1_20110919_32GB.pit from here, you can skip this since those files are included in the firmware above


• Download Q1_20110914_16GB.PIT if you have N7000 with 16GB.


• If you have not install Samsung USB drivers, download here or mirror and then install it.


• Turn off the phone


• Put your Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 into download mode by pressing and holding Volume down + HOME + Power button until Warning!! message appear on phone screen's and the press Volume Up button to continue

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• Your Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 should be in downloading mode now, (Android picture with Downloading... text appear on the phone)


• Connect Galaxy Note to pc by USB cable, make sure driver is installed


• Open Odin3 v1.87.exe


• Make sure your N7000 detected by odin (ID:COM should be yellow on odin)

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• Check Re-Partition option


• Here is the files that should be selected on odin :

for 32Gb N7000 PIT : Q1_20110919_32GB.pit
for 16Gb N7000 PIT : Q1_20110914_16GB.PIT
PDA : N7000_CODE_N7000XXLP1_CL88317_REV02_user_mid_noship.tar.md5
PHONE : MODEM_N7000XXLP1_REV_05_CL1098475.tar.md5
CSC : GT-N7000-MULTI-CSC-OXALP1.tar.md5

• Press Start button then upgrading Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 to Ice Cream Sandwich ICS 4.0.3 N7000XXLP1 process will be started


• Wait until finish and odin show PASS!


• Congratulations, you have Ice Cream Sandwich ICS 4.0.3 on your Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 now


• Its recomended to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition in recovery mode by pressing and holding Volume Up + HOME + Power button until recovery screen shown up while phone in off state

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