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[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hendry:
I tried both ROM which using latest 4.1.2 JellyBean, but found bugs when connecting wifi. It's always obtaining ip address..

But sometimes, it can get ip.. toggling wifi on/off cannot success connecting.

Here's the logcat, hope some experts here can give me solutions

As I'm now very dissapointed why some people not getting this problem..

E/WifiHW ( 2529): supplicant_name : wpa_supplicant
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): wpa_supplicant v2.0-devel-4.1.2 2012-11-26/18:22:02
E/wpa_supplicant(29520): Can't open default ap file
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): rfkill: Cannot open RFKILL control device
E/WifiHW ( 2529): wifi_wpa_ctrl_cleanup is skiped.
I/p2p_supplicant(29523): wpa_supplicant v2.0-devel-4.1.200
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=3 BSSID=00.00.00
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): Scan requested (ret=0) - scan timeout 10 seconds
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): nl80211: Received scan results (2 BSSes)
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): Trying to associate with F4.7C.2A (freq=2412 MHz rssi=-50dBm)
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): 6369706C756B
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): ASSOC when wpa_state = 3, do_assoc = 0, reassociate = 0
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): State: SCANNING -> ASSOCIATING
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=5 BSSID=F4.7C.2A
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): Start Assoc status = [0] !!!!!
W/wpa_supplicant(29520): wlan0: Failed to initiate AP scan
E/wpa_supplicant(29520): wlan0: Not associated - Delay processing of received EAPOL frame !!!!
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): State: ASSOCIATING -> ASSOCIATED
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=6 BSSID=F4.7C.2A
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): 6369706C756B
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): Associated with F4.7C.2A
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): State: ASSOCIATED -> 4WAY_HANDSHAKE
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=7 BSSID=00.00.00
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): 6369706C756B
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): State: 4WAY_HANDSHAKE -> 4WAY_HANDSHAKE
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): State: 4WAY_HANDSHAKE -> GROUP_HANDSHAKE
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=8 BSSID=00.00.00
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): 6369706C756B
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): WPA: Key negotiation completed with F4.7C.2A [PTK=CCMP GTK=CCMP]
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): State: GROUP_HANDSHAKE -> COMPLETED
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to F4.7C.2A completed (auth) [id=0 id_str=]
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=9 BSSID=00.00.00
I/wpa_supplicant(29520): 6369706C756B
I/dhcpcd (29551): dhcp main start
I/dhcpcd (29551): if(wlan0) info get Success. (MAC : F4.7C.2A)
I/dhcpcd (29551): bssid match
E/DhcpStateMachine( 2529): DHCP failed on wlan0: Timed out waiting for DHCP to finish
I/dhcpcd (30384): dhcp main start
I/dhcpcd (30384): if(wlan0) info get Success. (MAC : F4.7C.2A)
I/dhcpcd (30384): bssid match
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] appro77:
Why are you posting this here when you've already posted it in the Omega 8 thread? This is not the place to be posting it. I'm not seeing any wifi problems.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirn1111:
try installing this modem LJ2 http://www.mediafire.com/?9wfmm51c87b2bwn
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
I think the problem lies in the modem/router software, it only is a problem on specific routers. I haven`t had a issue yet so far.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackspp:
Flash the official stock 4.1.2 polish release that must came out. Check it out, may solve your problem!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hendry:
I already tried several ways, from installing poland 4.1.2 stock ROM, same problem...

I think router is okay.. why using stock 4.1.1 ROM, wifi always working good and always getting ip address whatever i toggle on/off wifi several times..

I also already flashed modem from 4.1.1 stock rom, but still no success..

The only solutions is to copy /etc/wifi folder from 4.1.1 stock to any 4.1.2 custom rom.. I just got this solutions from someone here in this forum too..

Strange, why it happened on some devices. Why most people not suffering this problem like me..If my device has some hardware broken, why using 4.1.1 stock rom, the problem dissapeared ?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hendry:
If this is the bugs on 4.1.2 ROM, we should report it to samsung, so they can fix this bugs on the next build of the ROM..

Also custom rom developer should patch their ROM to avoid this bugs..
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mynokia7650:
I have same problem with 4.1.1 it is perfect, but with 4.1.2 it has same problems as yours.

---------- Post added at 02:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:16 PM ----------

Can you please attach the /etc/wifi folder from 4.1.1 stock??? I want to fix my wifi problem.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prasadnaidu66:
Yes your right . i am also facing wifi problem disconcerting in 4.1.2 .. in previous version 4.1.1 working fine
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrlove6:
Well i dont have this problem as yours....have a stranger one lol

I have 50 mbits internet speed at home with speed of 5.2 MB/S while just on 4.1.2 speed dont cross 2 or 3 mbits out of 50 mbits while download speed is only 200 to 270 KB/S.....
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] etxs:
I've some problem with wifi on galaxy tab 3 7.0 (JB 4.1.2)

When connect using hotspot laptop or tethering via other device, my wifi always scanning every 7s. make my battery run out.

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I was trying use advance setting (static IP) but still same.

How to solved this problem?
[LG Optimus Black] Skgreat:
I had cm10 installed and then it somehow got stuck on the cm10 boot sign. Then I tried using SmartFlashTool but then it stopped working on my pc.

Now my phone won't turn on. Please help!
[LG Optimus Black] nicholaschw:
Everything shows that smartflashtool failed halfway and resulted in your bricked phone. Its hard bricked. Bring it to LG and tell them that the software update suddenly stopped responding and that you cant on your phone after that.
[LG Optimus Black] Skgreat:
Thank you so much! :D

I hope it works. My dad would kill me otherwise. :|
[LG Optimus Black] nicholaschw:
Waittt, before you go, make sure your phone is not 1 years old. If it is, your warranty has has expired
[LG Optimus Black] Skgreat:
I bought it on April 1st :D

And when I told everyone, no one would believe me thinking that I'm making a fool of them :|

But it is under warranty :D
[LG Optimus Black] theaks30:
Some do have 2 years warranty and its one year not one years ;)
[HTC Inspire 4G] howzitser:
I have and HTC Inspire 4g and im trying to root it. The whole process was going well until i hit this part:

*** PLEASE WAIT UNTIL THIS STEP COMPLETES ***

*** PLEASE WAIT UNTIL THIS STEP COMPLETES ***

** The phone will now reboot into HBOOT.

** It will then check the file just sent.

** If everything is okay, the phone will

** prompt you to continue by pressing

** VOLUME UP.'

**** PUSH POWER WHEN THIS STEP COMPLETES ****

Radio downgrade complete - starting next process - please be patient...

And its been stuck here for an hour,

I'm just not sure what to do from here, and I dont wanna stop anything because ive read in other threads that that has caused problems. Any help would be appreciated, i looked for thread to answer this and i couldnt find any.
[HTC Inspire 4G] glevitan:
Has the phone prompted to update? Need to see whole session and not only that part. You might have a bad sdcard. Good for everyday use but corrupted to work as a goldcard.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] slick_rick:
THIS ROM IS BASED ON AN ALPHA CM10 BUILD BY SBRISSEN. PLEASE MONITOR ITS THREAD FOR POSSIBLE BUGS AND PROBLEMS!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2047667

PER-APP-DPI/LAYOUT This is not tablet mode! Hybrid engine allows you to target apps individually. You get to pick their actual layouts which can tranform content drastically. Keep in mind, this has nothing to do with build.prop hacks or DPI changes. We list all layouts an app brings, you choose one, its as easy as that. It does not matter if your device runs itself in Phone-, Phablet or Tablet-UI, your apps will always look as you like. On top of that you can scale apps, to fit your screen, that way you can even bring full fledged tablet apps and make them run perfectly. Nothing will break, nothing will shrink, your market will be fine. Additionally we have rewritten many parts of the android framework and fixed countless of AOSP bugs to make way for these modifications - our "tablet mode" runs better on a phone than on a real tablet, that is guaranteed.​

PER-APP-COLOR Paranoidandroids newest invention. Define apps in your regular hybrid panel. See your phone fade into the color definition of your current app, press home or go elsewhere and it fades back. Create as many combinations you like, you can even dabble with opacity. This feature is made possible by our hybrid engine, which is unique to this rom.​

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] slick_rick:
How to set the workspace mode

How to change an apps layout and size

Source

https://github.com/slickrick

https://github.com/sbrissen

https://github.com/utacka

ALL THANKS GO TO SBRISSEN FOR LETTING ME USE HIS SOURCE AND LAYING THE GROUND WORK FOR AOSP ROMS! ALL I DID WAS MAKE A FEW MINOR EDITS TO MAKE IT WORK WITH PA SOURCE. GO THANK AND/OR BUY HIM A BEER! :)​
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jre1981:
First
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] flamebeats:
Bonerstorm…
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] gilbydakid:
Third?

Sent from the Galaxy beast note ll
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ZzHacks:
Aww yea
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] bxreppa@yahoo.com:
Wowww!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] xonone:
cant wait to try it out on my friends sprint note 2 :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bralgar:
Holy crap! Too... Many.... Rom choices.... Geek out... Overload...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] menissalt:
I may try this tomorrow night, never liked it for my Nexus but it didn't have this huge screen.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] gerald410:
Great job!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Alex1123:
Thanks for the rom but shouldn't this be in the original android development? I thought android development was for rooms like touch wiz and sense etc. And original was for aosp stuff?

Also you should try and port miui slick Rick that would be awesome
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] slick_rick:
If sbrissens alpha CM build isnt in original android dev, then neither will this since its built off his source. Also I dont like MIUI so that wont happen lol.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] VeNuMuS:
Damn rick you are slick. I thought it would take a little longer. :D

Good job dude:thumbup:

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TeAm VeNuM: No boundaries no Limits

Sent From My IcE Cold Note II
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] cherylbaker:
No kidding. These guys are fast. I guess I will have three roms to switch Between now.. Wow the development on this phone is kicking butt

Sent from my SPH-L900 using Xparent Purple Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Soundwavblike04:
Maybe im just blind but where's the download link?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] lbxmobbin_1:
If your viewin this page using the xda app it won't show the link

Here's the link

http://d-h.st/MxD

And this is the gapps

http://d-h.st/X4a
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Herk718:
Great job rick :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Epix4G:
You can use this to reset radio ....without resetting phone ...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.freshnetwork

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Alex1123:
I just toggle airplane mode on and off always has worked for me
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] AyoJake:
i've been having trouble with 3g being really bad is that a problem with the rom thats known?

nvm just read posts above me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] skw5115:
Face palm....its been said several times
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jyveturkey:
FIghting the urge to ask about battery life :D

Sent from my SPH-L900
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Epix4G:
Fighting the urge to smack you with my gloves .....lol :D:D:D

It has not been optimized for battery life yet but its not horrible ...not as good as stock yet but not far off

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] wascapsfan:
OK. Sorry.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] threestripebrand:
Can anyone shed some light on how to eject a usb drive from this rom?

Edit: never mind, I forgot I could just unmount from storage settings and info lol. Guess I was just spoiled with the option to eject from the drop down on stock lol

Sent from my L9HUNDRED!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jyveturkey:
Yeah, the battery thing was a joke. Though battery life isn't terrible on cm, it's no where near what I get on stock.

I restored back to stock because of battery, but also the auto rotate issue. I could get it to rotate fine, but if I change any little thing, it would lock up auto rotate again, requiring me to uncheck and then check it in settings.

I am very excited about this rom. Ran PA for the last few months on my s2 and loved it. I'm watching this and the cm10 thread very closely. Thanks again for this!

Sent from my SPH-L900
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] My_galaxy:
Anyway to ad optimus g lock screen in this ROM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWb0uBjiFVk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Darth Pooh:
SR... I was under the impression this was the leaked Samsung ROM, no? Shouldn't it be more polished? /s

I'm actually shocked how few bugs AOSP ROMs are behaving on the Note 2 hardware. Qualcomm SD Chipsets must really be that much of a pain in the ass to work with because that's the experience I'm basing that statement off of.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] slick_rick:
Not Qualcomm, Exynos chips and lack of source and documentation are the reason for most headaches.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Art Vandelay:
I got the damaged SD card warning, even after restoring back to Whompasaurus. It still reads my card in recovery, so maybe I'll have to transfer everything off, then format to FAT 32.

Is there an easier way?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] pathtologos:
What is it that's causing that? I have yet to see it and I'd like to keep it that way.

Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] VeNuMuS:
Cm only excepts sd cards formatted to fat32. Since the sd was not fat32 it errored out. When you restore back to stock rom it is still damaged. You have to reformat and then format it to fat32. But all the data on the sd card will be lost.

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TeAm VeNuM: No boundaries no Limits

Sent From My IcE Cold Note II
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Darth Pooh:
That's what I'm saying/asking... I'm so used to **** not working in Alphas with previous devices (S2/S3) because they all have a Qualcomm chip. I'm asking is the Exynos that much better of a chip/kernel to work with?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] slick_rick:
No I'm saying exynos chips are usually much worse to develop for. That's why a lot of Sammy devs on here aren't getting exynos devices anymore like codeworkx, entropy, etc.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Utacka:
He can still pull those files in sdcard by using cwm recovery before formatting.

Every SoC is a pain to work with if only samsung uses it, or other companies like samsung. Newer qualcomm SoC is so much easier to work with since Sony is giving out proper sources and documentation. All SoC used by nexus is also easy since its all there for example new exynos5(nexus10) or omap.

My point being, dont blame the SoC but blame the manufactors. If exynos4 (4210/4420) was used by sony or any nexus then working with the note2 would be piece of cake. Now this isnt the case and samsung is impossible to deal with atm.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] slick_rick:
Hey hey look who it is :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] pathtologos:
Odd. When I first got the device, I formatted my 16 gb on my old galaxy s3 (old?!...lol) and thru it in the GN2. Worked fine. I flashed whomp and backed up, downloaded stuff, etc. THEN I flashed paranoid (cm10) based. It read card fine. I backed that up and restored whomp. Card still fine. Dont get what the problem is for some. Just hope it doesnt happen to me. Thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Rado_vr6:
I've noticed the headset and speakerphone volume is much, MUCH lower than on the stock ROM. Any suggestions?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] slick_rick:
It seems like a reboot helps get the volume back to a normal level for me. But for now its just a bug we will have to deal with.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Rado_vr6:
It usually does. Makes a tad bit more stable, but it never quite gets back to where it was stock. But I'm loving all your hard work and with it being such an awesome daily, a few minor gripes are nothing compared to the grand picture.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] aheeejd:
This rom is great. Just reflashed it. Also flashed the justinbean gapps. Open camera first time, fc. Every other time after that & it works every time. Thanks again to all who brought this & Merry Christmas.

Sent from my SPH-L900 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] lbcoach3347:
What a great rom. I am a huge cm fan and thus gives me just so much more options to the rom. Thank you

Sent from my BIG A$$ NOTE 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] pathtologos:
Wow. Got a little quiet in here. I hope Los and sound playback issues get fixed. I really love this rom!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Carbajal3009:
I just need Bluetooth audio and I'm good to go with this :D OTHER THAN THAT, this Rom is a daily driver
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Hero_is_Over:
It would be very nice if je posted the kernel source.i wont be releasing my product though until people understand the hard work going into it.

PS I can mar a paranoid kernel just for your thread
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] slick_rick:
What?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ad_meng298610:
very nice
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Carbajal3009:
to be honest I've never experienced Los. Although it's an alpha I'm not running into any issues EXCEPT for music playing via Bluetooth, which is a known issue. :p does your prl have anything to do with Los?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] lbcoach3347:
Anyone having problems recording video. It works on time lapse. But nit just regular recording. Have wiped data in app settings and have fixed permissions with no luck. It worked fine on the regular cm build

Sent from my BIG A$$ NOTE 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] bigelroy123:
Video is not working on paranoid....I switched back to regular cm with the dpi put down to 220 until video camera and the sound bug gets fixed. Other than those two issues, this would be my daily.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] lbcoach3347:
Just an update. Video illusion app works for video recording

Sent from my BIG A$$ NOTE 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jerdoggmckoy:
First off, thanks for all the hard work that went into this ROM. It is truly beautiful. I can't seem to watch YouTube videos, and like others, the music goofs up when trying to phone multi-task, and I can't stream music or video audio via blue tooth. I really, REALLY do not want to keep searching for other ROMS. Anyone have any idea what the likelihood is that these issues are fixable while keeping this ROM? I'm "paranoid" that no other ROMS will do it quite this nice ;)

Merry Christmas everybody!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] bigelroy123:
It's it laggy at all?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] X-dude:
any possibility of ever getting mhl support?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] slick_rick:
X dude from us cell forums? What's up lol. Idk about that since MHL is proprietary and all. Sbrissen is a genius though so can't count it out :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] X-dude:
Hows it going bro? :) It would be awesome if he could figure out the mhl though because I kinda miss it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] lbcoach3347:
No works fine

Sent from my BIG A$$ NOTE 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] slick_rick:
You can rename them on the home screen with Nova. Not possible with trebuchet yet
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] bigelroy123:
Now i have a problem.....i fell asleep and the phone died. I cant charge it while its off, and it wont turn on with no charge. I tried turning it on quick and plugging in but it is super dead :( .....need help bad.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bralgar:
Did you try putting it in recovery mode to charge temporarily? Once on turn on stay awake also in dev options... Surely with it plugged in you can get it to go to recovery or download mode can't you?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] fordborn:
If you know someone who has a note ll see if they will charge your battery, I got the local Sprint store to put a charge in it for me.

If his is doing what mine did it will not charge or boot or anything when plugged in and off. I had to pull battery and reboot without being plugged in. If the phone is off as soon as you plug it in the phone seems to just lockup and will not respond to anything until you unplug and pull battery. If his battery is completely dead he will need to find a way to get a charge into it and boot then plug in.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] lbxmobbin_1:
That's an issue I posted about since the longest

As that happend to me too

And it stays frozen when you plug it to charge am I correct?

Well for me to get enough battery for it I literally had to plug the USB cable in till light shows up and pull it back out and do it again for a long time till it gets enough juice to power on and once you power it back on plug in the charge and don't let it go out of battery again ..

Hope that helps as I had to plug it in and out a bunch of times to get it some juice to boot
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] bigelroy123:
Could not get anything to work...so I drove to a buddy house who is not running anything custom to give me a 10 minute charge so I can charge it home when I turn it on. Now I know not to let it die completely anymore, lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jerdoggmckoy:
As much as I love the Paranoid Android, I had to settle on a different ROM for my daily until some basic issues such as the camera, blue tooth music streaming and audio issues are worked out. I'm guessing those are actually issues with the Cyanogen this is based off of? But I could be wrong.

Anyway, is it possible to still somehow manually install that cool flash out effect when you turn your home screen off? As dumb as it sounds, I almost just chose to live with the other glitches because of how much I liked that effect lol :D - But then when I saw there was no voicemail app either, I had to switch. But I would love it if I could find a way to duplicate that. Any help is GREATLY appreciated!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] slick_rick:
Did you get a log?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] slick_rick:
PA alpha 2 will be posted in a bit. Just doing some last minute testing. Big thanks to sbrissen for his CM alpha 2 drop earlier today :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] MiguelHogue:
Oh snap.. Very good news :D:thumbup::)

-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss

-Galaxy Note II Edition
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] VeNuMuS:
Finally. :D

___________________________________

TeAm VeNuM: No boundaries no Limits

Sent From My IcE Cold Note II
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] MiguelHogue:
You can get away with just wiping cache /dalvic cache and flashing the rom again.. But full wipes are recommended.. It's apps in the play store to back up your apps texts etc.. I use rom toolbox.. Also another popular one is titanium back up

-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss

-Galaxy Note II Edition
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] slick_rick:
Alright guys Alpha 2 is up. If you are just updating, you should be able to get away with just wiping cache/dalvik. However if you do experience problems, go back and wipe data. Remember to backup your PA settings before updating and go thank sbrissen! Enjoy :)