[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Sentinel196:
Welcome to SentinelROM for Samsung Galaxy Note II (International Version - N7100). Compiled with Linaro toolchain from modded CM10.2 source. Android 4.3.

This is one of the most popular ROMs for Nexus 10, Nexus 7, Nexus 4 and HTC One X and Galaxy SIII, and now after further optimisation, I'm happy to release it for the Samsung Galaxy Note II - N7100.

We have a rapidly growing community of SentinelROM users on our Facebook Page, and it's a great way to stay up to date with the latest news, beta tests and share with the community, so check it out.

This ROM is compiled from CyanogenMod 10.2 with all the features you get in a CM10.2 ROM, plus the following features.

Compiled with Linaro toolchain for extreme performance.

Increased notifications volume.

Zip Aligned

LMT Pie Controls - developed in collaboration with noname81

Compiled from latest CyanogenMod 10.2 source by me, not a 'cooked ROM'.

OTA Updates supported

Improved Web Browsing performance

Improved 3D gaming performance

Amazing battery life

Additional theming and UI customisation

FAST support via this page and our Facebook Page

A free copy of my music player app

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This ROM has been built to enhance the CyanogenMod 10.2 experience, with faster gaming and web browsing performance (no choppyness in Chrome too!) and best of all, extreme battery life.

Countless hours have been spent making tweaks to settings to squeeze the most performance I can find out of this ROM while still providing excellent battery life and without the dangers of overclocking and kernel level tweaking.

I compile this ROM and Kernel from the latest CyanogenMod source code, add my various tweaks and adjustments, then test for stability, so you get all the benefits of CyanogenMod 10.2, plus my tweaks and extras, all without the instability and inconvenience of flashing CyanogenMod nightlies (which are not designed specifically for the Note II like my ROM is.

The kernel source is available from the CyanogenMod's GitHub.

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A small number of people are experiencing issues with the camera in v4.40. This appears to be due to two different system level firmwares which are available for this device. One is supported, the other is not.

If you are having problems, try flashing a custom kernel. This has proven to fix the issue for most people.

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If installing for the first time:

To install this ROM you will need to have an unlocked bootloader and a custom Recovery such as TWRP or ClockWorkMod installed (personally I recommend TWRP, I have had issues with restoring backups using CWM).

Copy the downloaded SentinelROM zip to your Internal Storage.

Boot into your custom recovery

Back up your stock ROM

Enter custom recovery

Factory Reset and wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache

Wipe System Partition

Install the ROM

Install GAPPS package

Reboot - First boot may take 5 minutes

Important: After installation you will be asked if you want to turn on CyanogenMod Statistics, please leave it off as this is an unofficial/modified build.

Note: Use of titanium backup to restore apps and data from another ROM is not recommended, and is the source of 90% of user issues, especially when it comes to battery life. Do so at your own risk.

You may flash other kernels as you wish via recovery. Remember to also flash the correct libraries for any 3rd party kernels. Instructions will be given by the Kernel author.

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The following mods are developed by 3rd parties and have been tested by SentinelROM Users.

I can not offer support for these mods, or comment on their affect on performance or battery life. Use at your own risk.

Enable On Screen Nav Soft Keys - by NemesisRE

MegaBassBeats! - by DeHuMaNiZeD

exFAT SD Card support - by HMkX2

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Thanks very much to all those who have answered my questions through the process of creating my own ROM, you know who you are.

CyanogenMod for their outstanding work. Full credit to them for the bulk of this ROM.

OTA-UpdateCenter.pro for their OTA database support and OTA Updater app source.

Special thanks to sebbe312 for assistance with Beta testing the ROM.

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IMPORTANT: If you currently have "LMT", You must uninstall it before flashing this. The ROM now includes it's own version of LMT.

NOTE: If you require exFAT SD Card support, use the mod posted above.

02/10/13:

SentinelROM v5.00 - Compiled with Linaro toolchain from modded latest CM10.2 source

Please don't forget to hit the Thanks button too :)

GAPPS

http://goo.im/gapps >Check the lastest package available on top

MD5Sum: check the md5 of the files before flashing it

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Please visit my FAQ's page before asking questions in the thread. Chances are the answer is already there! I'm always happy to help out with any other questions.

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I hope you enjoy my ROM. If you do, plase consider a donation to the CyanogenMod team. If you really like my build, please consider a donation to me as well. Donations go towards flowers for my wife so she lets me keep developing!

XDA:DevDB Information

SentinelROM v5.00 - CM10.2 Source-Fast, Stable, Battery, a ROM for the Samsung Galaxy Note II

Contributors

Sentinel196

ROM OS Version: 4.3.x Jellybean

Based On: CyanogenMod 10.2

Version Information

Status: Stable

Current Stable Version: 4.80

Stable Release Date: 2013-10-04

Created 2013-06-28

Last Updated 2013-10-03