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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DrunkUncas:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2261478

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Sooo........

How do I flash a new radio?

It's been a while since I've done it, and never on this phone. I seem to recall this being one of the things we can do to completely break our phones.

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] chipsa964:
You can reboot into recovery and flash the zip. It's pretty safe :)

Sent from my Sexy Galaxy Note II
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Lodingi:
Hmm. I tried flashing the modem and it keeps failing. Any ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] chipsa964:
Maybe a bad download? What's the error it's giving you? And what recovery are you using?

Sent from my Sexy Galaxy Note II
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Lodingi:
I'm using TWRP. It doesn't give a message. It just tells me it failed. I'm going to re-download the file.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DrunkUncas:
I had no trouble using CWM from the external card.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] dragonstalker:
You can always extract the .img and use Odin to install the radio
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] pmsrefugee:
Okay. I ran Mikeys meanbean Verizon romantic and then switched over to Ice international version. Now with ice 1.02 I'm not sure what to do. If I do a clean install of ice 1.02 do I still need to flash the new modem? Which is the better version to run, ,ice or Verizon? Which will get continued updates. Seems like ice is better. This rom is unbelievable. I'm normally a flashoholic, but I haven't even tried another rom in weeks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DrSadistic:
Is the baseband correct?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jimjk1968:
Negative
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DrSadistic:
I didn't think so. I downloaded the ota update and did a clean install. Did I miss anything?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] homephysician:
Yes, just go to the VRAMC3 thread and grab the MC3 radio and install it. Then everything will be matched up.

Mike
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikeyxda:
Some people have reported a fail with some versions of TWRP when flashing the radio. Try TWRP 2.4.4.0 if you have trouble.

Mike
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] speedyd718:
I just switched to the Ice rom. Is anyone else having an issue with the wifi auto connecting? Btw I did perform a clean wipe coming from vzw mean bean.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droid_freak:
I have had no problem with 2.5, dirty flashed 1.02 and later flashed radio.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] 66racer:
Ok playing with this rom, just installed. If i switch to another rom will the new radio stick? Do I need to flash back the vral4 radios if going to a rom that hasnt updated the other files?

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DrSadistic:
Okay I updated to the latest version of the recovery, 2.5.0.0 and reinstalled but I have the same baseband version.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikeyxda:
2.5 didn't work for me. I got failed every time when trying to install the radio from the larger file. Downgraded to 2.4.4.0 and it worked through first time.

Mike
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DrSadistic:
Okay, so I kept the latest recovery, but flashed this:

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=22940013536739687

And everything is now as it should be. :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bhp117:
Is the ice 4.1.2 base still newer than the vzw 4.1.2 base? Or is it the same?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DrSadistic:
The new ice base is the same as the new vzw base.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bhp117:
Thanks for clarifying

Does anyone use Pinger free text app? I was having issues with it on ice even with the new radio. I'm able to send text but I can't receive any

So I switched back to mb 1.11 and it works perfectly
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Lodingi:
I couldn't find TWRP 2.4.4.0. so I flashed 2.5. I was then able to flash the modem successfully. Go figure.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] speedyd718:
Anyone? Is this a known issue with 4.1.2 in general?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bkdodger:
Did you check the advance settings in wifi... Uncheck auto connect..just covering the obvious so excuse me if ya did already..

Noted?2x..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmboulware:
I dirty flashed and ran fine for a whole day before I even realized there was a new radio. Flashed the radio without any problem on latest twrp.

JB
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikeyxda:
It's actually not. This is still the international base. It has just been patched to Verizon using VRAMC3 instead of VRALL4. Given that both come from the Samsung MC3 base, they should be very close internally.

Mike
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droid_freak:
Any one got Earth working? Mine FC's
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmboulware:
Mine does too, but it hadn't been.

JB
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Woof_:
I am still on 1.01 and mine fc's as well. Just fyi
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] gregro611:
Was just trying to figure out why it was failing on me. I've got the latest versions of the rom, radio buttons, TWRP all installed this morning. Tried re-installing earth from system/apps and it works fine until I reboot the phone then it fails again. I debloated Google Play Books, Magazines, Videos, and +. Maybe that has something to do with it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikeyxda:
Fix (1.03) is uploading...

Mike
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikeyxda:
1.03 fixes Google Earth.

Mike
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmboulware:
Dude. It's Saturday. Knock it off!

JB
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] homephysician:
You say knock it off but you know that you like it. :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmboulware:
I don't know what you're talking about...

:D

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] gregro611:
Thanks for the fix!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Woof_:
Wow I haven't even flashed. 02 yet.

Can anyone link to or explain the whole sd swap thing? I am struggling with all the storage locations on thus phone. Some days I can't find sh*t and I'd like to get everything thing on the card so u don't have to keep rebuilding every time I want to do a clean flash.

Any guidance is appreciated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmboulware:
Ok I'm beginning to think Verizon owns androidfilehost.com .... download got to 98% and then failed. Nothing like burning a gig of data for nothing. Not the first time it's happened, either.

DAMMIT

JB
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] shill1986:
Yah, always the same for me unless I'm on 4g, or wifi. Awesome.

Sent from my VZW Galaxy Note II, hyper powered via MeanBean - ICE 1.0

- Hyperion 6,200MAh Extended Battery

- Modded Otterbox to fit battery

- An S-Pen (deal with it)
​
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DrunkUncas:
They've made it look more complicated than it actually is. For example, there is a download folder on the internal and external card and about 6 different ways to get to them, making it seem like there are more folders than there actually are.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Woof_:
^^ this . It's stupid.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmboulware:
That's what agrivates me the most..I was on a strong 4g the whole time.

JB
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikeyxda:
AFH seems to have had some growing pains lately, and results vary greatly depending on your location. Recently though, I've had a lot more instances where the MD5 is wrong after the upload is done and I have to upload a second time. Not sure what is going on but it seems a little less consistent than it used to be.

Mike
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] speedyd718:
Thanks for replying. I traced it down to an issue with 5ghz wifi signals not auto connecting. I switched to my 2.4ghz signal and haven't had any issues. Mike any ideas on why this is happening?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sleevasteve:
Everything is running smooth so far, GPS locks on almost instantly. Only thing I noticed is I wasn't able to send files via Bluetooth from my computer to my phone. Not a big deal but never had that issue before. I can pull a log if you'd like to check it out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikeyxda:
Sure. If you can, try the BT connection and then run a logcat as soon as you can (hopefully only a few seconds) after the problem occurs.

WiFi protocols can be as finicky as bluetooth sometimes. All devices have issues with certain routers, so it might just be that the phone doesn't like your router. The 5 Ghz band auto reconnects here no problem. Probably not much you can do about it unless you want to fiddle with the security and try a different method, or lock in on a particular channel instead of having your router set to "auto" channel. Sometimes changing those things can help.

Mike
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sleevasteve:
Went to get a log and noticed there were two SCH-I605's paired to my laptop so I deleted both connections and started fresh and we're back in business.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] vladimirtm:
why can get in the play store?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bambamishere:


Try settings,and clear data in play store.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Woof_:
Anyone having miserable battery life? On jedi I was getting almost 40 hours with moderate usage (4-6hrs screen time) and with this I am down 60% in 12 hours with 3 hrs screen time. Switched to perseus kernal and it doesn't help.

Any one know how to determine if I have a rogue app?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droid_freak:
Better battery stats works pretty week from the market. Your times in this ROM are what I am getting on almost everything I flash. Have never heard of 40 hrs, that's crazy battery life.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] shill1986:
I got Extended Battery... My battery life always rocks, but 3 days easy with juice defender.

Sent from my VZW Galaxy Note II, hyper powered via MeanBean - ICE 1.0

- Hyperion 6,200MAh Extended Battery

- Modded Otterbox to fit battery

- An S-Pen (deal with it)
​
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ILMF:
I was. Terrible is relative though. I started getting only about 1 day :) I re flashed sticky settings and turned OFF wake lock. Battery then stabilized. I remembered the OP saying that some will benefit from it others might not. My phone does not.

courtesy of my Note2 and Tapatalk
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Namolas:
Mikey,

Would you ever consider adding a tablet mode option, maybe a sticky option or otherwise? I've gotten so used to running tablet mode on AOSP to really maximize the screen real estate on this beautiful beast of a device that when I flash a TW ROM now everything looks so ginormous and under populated. Or is tablet mode something you would rather not delve into? I can't even imagine how sweet MeanBean ICE in tablet mode would be. :fingers-crossed:

Thanks!! :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ILMF:
Do we need to update the baseband to VRAMC if on the newest base?

do I need to update to the newest radio if I'm running 1.03? On the Tbolt I stayed on a much older radio simply because I got better reception and had better 3g/4g handoff with some modems over others.

Great Rom Mikey Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikeyxda:
I'll check into it but from what I've seen, that opens the door to all sorts of other issues that I will then have to fix and keep track of. Honestly, not very likely.

No. You don't have to, but the latest version is patched based on the VRAMC3 Verizon base (radio libs and such) so YMMV if you choose to stay on an old radio.

Mike
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] El_Astronauta:
I was running your other mean bean rom but after installing the ICE version whenever I try to sync my email I get text messages from Verizon that say vzwpin. Any idea why?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikeyxda:
Never gotten them but the few other people who reported stray texts suggested going to your account and turning off backup assistant.

Mike
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] El_Astronauta:
Alright thank you ill give that a try :thumbup:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidxscott:
Anyone else having a problem with GMAIL not being synced to there home computers inbox ? example, while at work i delete and read my emails...before when I got home everything I did on my phone reflected that when I got home to my laptop. Now if I delete or open something when I get home those emails are all unread or not deleted ???? THIS IS DRIVING ME NUTS !!! Any help greatly appreciated !!!:crying:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Namolas:
I have experienced that a few times. Usually fixable by deleting your gmail account and then re-adding it or if you haven't yet its also a good reason to do a wipe and clean install because the problem can carry over if you've been dirty flashing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] griffis:
New S Voice from S4

I installed new S Voice from herehttp://hotfile.com/dl/199986593/6b163c0/S-Voice_Android_phone_J.apk.html

Then had to integrate update into Rom using Titanium to get network error fixed so it would work.

Update- I copied SVOICE V11 from Scotts 4.9 CR and installed in Mean Bean and it appears to work better than above install...

I do like new SVOICE better
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] JamesCaywood:
I was getting that too and I did the same thing and it didn't work so what I did was download. Zoner antivirus and they have a blocking system that let's u block it and it works great
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikeyxda:
Going to your account and disabling all backup/sync features does work to eliminate the unwanted texts. Go to your account, then profile, then "See More Options" on the left, then "Change Features". All the features listed under "Cloud Storage for Media" and "Email Setup" should have a red "Add" button. If the "Add" button isn't there, it means that feature is activated and you need to deactivate it. As long as they're all inactive with the red "Add" button, you should get no oddball text messages from VZWPIN or VZWMN.

Mike
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] JamesCaywood:
Still doesn't work I get the msg still but I blocked it with Zoner antivirus
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] fennellchrid:
Roaming

I am constantly roaming. I switch to stock or a different ROM and I am not roaming in the exact same places. This is a deal breaker for me, and I LOVE all of your ROMs so far. I have searched the thread and found that people associate it with low signal strength. I am at 4 bars currently, restore to a different ROM that I have backed up and no issues. It is something with this ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikeyxda:
Don't think it's the ROM. I'm never roaming and I get the exact same signal strength as the VZW variant. Give us some details. Clean wipe/install? Did you restore any data?

Mike
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikeyxda:
What about the email sync feature?

Mike
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] fennellchrid:
Clean wipe and clean install. Did not restore any data. I 100% installed all my apps from google play store, and not from any kind of backup software. I just went to a stock deodex rom from beans and it has not given me that message one bit. I have seen several others on this thread with the same issue with screen shots that match what I have. I have no idea what is going on and why this rom is the only one that does this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikeyxda:
Did your clean install include wiping the internal SD? FWIW, I can only find one other person in the entire thread (auzzybear) who ever reported a roaming notification. So I have to be doubtful that it's a ROM issue when two people out of probably a couple thousand are having the issue.

One other thing to consider. It's possible you're roaming on the other ROMs too but they're hiding the message. Verizon doesn't charge for roaming inside the U.S. so the message is really useless. It could be that the VZW ROMs simply disable that message so you never know when you are roaming. HTC/Sprint does something similar when they display "3G" even when you really have a 1x signal. I'd have to check further to see if that could be the case here so I'm not saying definitively. It's just a possibility: that the VZW ROMs don't show that notification but the international version does.

Mike
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] fennellchrid:
Thanks for the reply. I am not sure whats going on. I did wipe the internal SD the second time I installed it to be sure it wasn't a bad install or something on there somewhere causing it. I appreciate the quick replies. I am just so frustrated with the message as you cannot get it to go away and it just sits in there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikeyxda:
Can you take a screen shot of your Menu, Settings, More Settings, Mobile Network screen? I'd like to see what shows on that screen for you.

Thanks,

Mike
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] fennellchrid:
Let me do another fresh install of your ROM again, and when the message comes back up I will do that. Might take a few hours for the message to show up, but when it does I will post it immediately.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Chance77:
I have heard of this happening when using a network extender. Could this be the case.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] fennellchrid:
I am definitely not on a network extender. I am 100% on verizon LTE/cdma on my phone and not through a secondary device. I am currently at work until 12am EST, so that possibility is kinda ruled out. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] cmo220:
I get the roaming notification too. Not just on this ROM. For me it definitely is a signal quality thing. If I have 1 bar of 1x at work I'm happy. But it only happens at work. Never anywhere else. Is it possible that some place you go even for a minute on your trip to work or something has terrible signal?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] fennellchrid:
I am not going to lie to you... I suppose its possible. I have never really had this happen on my way to work with this ROM. It was at home or at work when I have 4+ bars.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] JamesCaywood:
I can't find the email one??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droid_freak:
I switched ROMs for like 8 hrs. I thought I was going to die, LMAO! Back to what works the best!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Storm T:
I have to agree. You simply can't beat the zero wake lag mod. I use this rom with Apex and couldn't be happier. I tried one of the AOKP roms earlier today and no thanks. Not even close to as quick as this one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droid_freak:
Well I was reading another thread and decided to give speedtest a try using global, cdma/lte, and wi-fi. My outcome was an amazing difference. Tested same server each time from same location , two rounds with each mode. Stock Kernel, no mods, ICE 1.03, New radio.

Global avg - 20.2 down and 9.6 up

CDMA/LTE - 9.6 down and 5.3 up
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] highwaybandit:
I tried it averaged the same !
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jgun33:
I LOVE MeanBean! Thanks so much for your hard work. My Note 2 is a beast now.

The ONLY thing I am missing is swype? It was on my stock Note 2 but is gone now. I added it from the play store, but wasn't it included before?

Thanks again, donation on the way.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] NickTheMajin:
Not sure if I'm doing something wrong but I've been running this rom for a long while now and have had terrible battery life compared to other roms despite most people saying this rom has fantastic battery life. I'm looking at about 2-3 hours of screen on time with 16 hours off the charger.

Whenever I check whats draining my battery, the screen is always around 30% with random applications that never showed up before, (Polaris Office, Messaging, Browser, Google Sync, Email etc). Is this related to the zero wake lag wakelock? I notice even if I swipe close applications after I'm done using them I still get bad battery life. Should I wipe and install the rom without the wakelock?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikeyxda:
These VZWPIN and VZWMN messages from "6250"

After making sure all the backup assistant stuff in your account is turned off...

Go to VZW online using a browser. Sign in, and then click "My Profile", then a few lines down on the left side "See More Options", then "Change Features", then scroll down to "Email Setup" (pictured in attached).

What Verizon is doing here is that they've modified the OS framework to accept something called "app directed SMS". If you have backup assistant enabled on your account or if your VZW account has your email addresses registered, they send you SMS messages constantly for the purpose of kicking off certain functions in VZW apps. Problem is, the international base doesn't know about these "garbage" texts to suppress the notifications like the VZW-modified framework, so you actually see them instead of them being hidden.

You've been getting them all along: you just didn't know it. Personally, I'm glad the international base actually shows what is going on because I don't want VZW sending me messages to kick off apps, nor do I want my email addresses stored on their servers! So this is a good warning that you need to do something with your VZW account to stop this if you keep getting messages from "6250" like "VZWPIN", "VZWMN" or the like. It's an indication that they sending your phone text messages to try to make apps on your phone run certain functions.

Mike
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmboulware:
16 hours is terrible battery life? What phone did you come from, a Nokia from 1990?

JB
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] NickTheMajin:
Considering my Note 2 on other ROMs drained 1% a day screen off, (several months before it would die if I never turned the screen on) having it die after 2.5hours screen on time and 16 hours off the charger is awful when I was getting over 48 hours off the charger and 6 hours of screen on time on other ROMs.

My question was if this is caused by the wake lock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ILMF:
I turned it off and battery went back to what I had come to expect. Either my setup or my phone doesnt like it. For ME there are so many great things about this ROM that turning that feature off is a no brainer.

courtesy of my Note2 and Tapatalk
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] NickTheMajin:
Thanks. That was what I wanted to hear because I love this ROM otherwise. Is there anyway to turn it off without reflashing? Or should I dirty flash the rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] JamesCaywood:
Thanks I got it do I even need the warranty since I rooted it? Like the extra 6.99$?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikeyxda:
Sorry but I'm calling a bold BS on that one! 1% per day and several months of screen off time is absolutely ridiculous. No ROM on this phone will ever see those kind of numbers: nothing even in the ballpark! And I'm talking you'll get orders of magnitude more drain than that even in airplane mode! 1% per hour is normal screen off time: with zero wake lag on or off (whatever works best for you), that's about the best you are going to see.

1% per day? This thing has a 3100 maH battery. 1% of that is 31 maH. Divide that by 24 hours in a day and you are saying your phone can stay on, with the screen turned off, and draw only 1.3 milliamps! Sorry, but you can take the battery out of the phone and lay it on a table and it'll drain faster than that just from internal resistance of the battery cells!

Mike
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ILMF:
Should be able to just re-flash sticky settings and turn off Zero wake lag. And I'm with Mike on your 1% per day. I'm certainly no expert, but no way on that one. I drain about 1% every 1 hour or or less. Maybe a typo on your part?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Namolas:
You can find far cheaper paperweights than this magical beast of a phone if your expectations consist of 1% a day draw with no use whatsoever. What a dull drab existence for the poor phone. I'm calling DCFS.... :p
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmboulware:
Took the words out of my mouth. Not to mention the fact that if you don't turn your screen on for an entire day, it's time to cancel your contract and get a Trac phone.

JB
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikeyxda:
1.04 puts an end to the VZWPIN and VZWMN messages from your Verizon account and updates some core apps.

Mike