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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tfly212:
Seems a bit snappier and some of the new features are nice...more one handed stuff and note 3 apps. Not a massive change in my opinion, and I do miss a few of the xposed tweaks, but I figured I would need to do a full wipe to take Beans 23 whenever it drops so I went for it.

It sounds like the order of operations between the firmware and rom doesn't matter but for the record here were my steps:

1.Downloaded the firmware and the rom

2.Copied the rom to my external SD card

3. Make sure you have the samsung drivers installed

4. Launched Odin 1.85 (it's a samsung tool...google the download)

5. Shutdown phone...boot back into download mode (volume down, home, power at the same time)

6. Plug in phone...it should show up in yellow with a com port noted

7. check the PDA box and then put the firmware file in that field...click start.

8. When you see PASS the phone will reboot shortly and for me it went right to TWRP

9. Do a factory reset

10. Flash ROM

11. If it is past noon (somewhere) have a beer.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bmerrill63:
After getting it all set up this is running great. Wiping everything, including internal, seems to be the ticket. I was running the leak and experiencing reboots. It's early in the game but I haven't had any yet. I have installed Xposed with a bunch of mods too.

Thanks Beans!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] chelper:
My install of 4.3 was clean. Wiped everything and then formated data within TWRP. Just had my first reboot while using the Amazon app. I ran smooth for about 8 hours, then boom. I don't want to have to go back to 22, although I love it. Hope the cause gets pinpointed soon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] *Hooligan*:
This also worked for me but I also Formatted Data as well in Recovery before installing the Rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nh97103:
After a clean install, and about 14 hours without another problem, I just had my second random reboot while trying to paste an MD5 in MD5Checker. Also, I've noticed a few apps don't work on 4.3. Phone Info is the one that really bothers me though because now I have no way of turning off 4g. Has anyone else found a way? I have tried just about every 4g off app on the market, and nothing has worked. Most of them immediately close when I try and open them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] andrep182:
I experienced reboot 3 times within the first day of installing this ROM. Then I decided to clean up my xposed and only use wanam and app settings. No more reboot so far within the past 24 hours =)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bmerrill63:
I'm using Wanam, disable low battery alert, disable clear defaults notification, kit Kat toast notification and greenify currently.

As for 4g why not go into mobile networks and change to cdma/evdo, that may not be the exact choice but you get what I'm saying I hope.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ganggreen777:
If you are using philz cw it has restore root.....try that. It work for me when I flashed "noteworthy" ....got root back.....I also had the new su fike zip in extsd just in case
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] thatdudebutch:
For whatever reason I think it's TWRP. No issues using Philz CWM and seem to so most people with issues flashing and wiping with TWRP. No data to back it up, just a hunch
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Summit1:
The original upload file is corrupt. Not sure if it has been fixed. Beans provided another link on page 2 or 3 (I think) with a good zipped version that works.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nh97103:
Eh, I don't really care about those notifications.

Because the only options are LTE/CDMA, GSM, or Global, meaning if there is a 4g signal, it turns on 4g instead of 3g. I need 4g disabled because I'm in an area where there is a 4g signal, but just barely, so it is slower than 3g. Also, it is worse on battery life, which is unacceptable to me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Summit1:
Definitely worth the upgrade. Look in first Beans 4.3 Rom thread for details on downloading and using ODIN. TWRP ROM first. After reboot, before going through setup, power off and boot to upload mode (volume down-home-power button, then volume up. Turn off anti-virus and run ODIN with phone connected to PC via USB. Make sure ODIN recognizes phone in upper left corner - COM-5 or similar. Click on PDA and navigate to where your Modem firmwear file is located and load it. Then click start. You will know if this is successful if your phone reboots system. Now you will have WiFi working so you can sync google and load previous WiFi settings, connect to your home Wifi and start downloading your apps via Play Store. Assume you know where to proceed from there!

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My uptime since all the setup tweaks and reboots is 11 hrs and 12 min. without any forced reboots. Everything else is running smooth as butter! :) :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] rclar144:
FINALLY after ditching TWRP for CWM it finally stuck!!! Up and running smoothly! Not sure why though. Has anyone else had this problem! ? Thx BEANS!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] athack:
i want to ditch twrp and install cwm... how do i install cwm if im already using twrp?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] *Hooligan*:
I didn't have any issues using TWRP. I upgraded to the latest version of TWRP though. I also formatted data and wiped as well. Flashed rom in TWRP and flashed firmware using Odin. Worked fine for me. The only reboot I had was initially during setup wizard when entering my Gmail account info. After reboot it booted to desktop and I went and reset my gmail. I've had no issues since.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Caveman419:
Up and running ... Thank you [MENTION=4395895]beanstown106[/MENTION] for alaways coming through for us!! And thank you everyone else for figuring out the best methods for install. Now I have 4.3 on both Notes 2 & 3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] rclar144:
Go to play store and download CWM recovery. Click install.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] athack:
if switching from twrp to cwm, backup to ex sd card? in twrp there are options to backup modem, efs, radio.. with cwm there isnt that option? are those being backup with cwm or do i lose that with cwm?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Caveman419:
Looking for the tether fix ... If anyone knows the page or has a link, I would be very grateful.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] rclar144:
Not sure on all that
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bmerrill63:
I posted a link to cwm recovery a page or so back. Download and flash with Odin. Put the file in the pda slot. Also be sure to download the tar file.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] galannyc:
Why is the internet connection is slow on WIFI, then disconnects?

I have always had good reception & speed prior to 4.3 on wifi. Now both my 2.4ghz and 5ghz connections disconnect when trying to access my router. "Network disabled because the internet connection is too slow". Is anyone else having WiFi issues?

Recapp:

I've installed the zipped up version of the modem MD5 that beans put out on the forum, not the one in the main post.. I kept getting an invalid MD5 errors with that one; it wouldn't install with Odin. I have Xposed installer running with wanam.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bmerrill63:
I agree, that was my problem all day.

Op may want to be updated suggesting people use CWM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] athack:
i downloaded rom manager from play store its working.. if i decide to do your way do i download the zip and tar file and install both 1 in recovery 1 via odin? and with cwm i notice when backing up there is no option to backup radio , modem , efs like there is with twrp... how do i backup those 3 things?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Realm11984:
After reading about the problems people are having I thought I would put one more vote for CWM vs TWRP. I flashed via CWM and have had one reboot while setting up and that was all. No other issues and it is running like champ. The only thing I can see different is people using TWRP.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jellyhead:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48315091&postcount=245

There's also an option for this in wanam xposed but I haven't tried it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mlin:
I installed using TWRP 2.6.3.0 I had 3 reboots prior to wiping internal storage and none since. For whatever reason I couldn't get the newest version of TWRP to install the leak so I reverted to the aforementioned version and have had no additional issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Caveman419:
Thank you [MENTION=2917078]jellyhead[/MENTION] !! I really appreciate this!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] donnyp1:
I flashed leak and ota with twrp. I lean towards not wiping all device except sd and restoring of some app data as peoples problems. I think most agree exposed isnt cooperating. Ive had zero reboots or fcs on the ota since installation yesterday. I got over 95 hours of up time on leak and the only issue i had was xda app would stop working. I am still thinking the rom itself is rock solid. Its just not playing well with other things. Only apps i use are trickster, xda, endomondo, facebook, espn ffl, nfl mobile, and my verizon. I have not had a single issue worth complaining about. I wish others phones liked the ota this much. This rom smokes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mlin:
That's the point of thoroughly testing a ROM before release. Software companies don't typically want to release a product that doesn't cooperate well with other software. Granted, I don't know how much of these issues are related to the modifications done to this ROM versus the actual OTA. But I've never seen this kind of buggyness with an OTA. We can't forget that Samsung pulled their 4.3 updates from a few devices due to bugs and user complaints. Obviously no two users will do the exact same thing with their phones and that's why the base needs to be rock solid and able to handle anything. Attributes that this base does not seem to possess.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] gammaxgoblin:
i cannot flash the firmware package with odin. Odin freezes every time. I have redownloaded and installed odin several times and redownloaded the file several times. ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] donnyp1:
Try the flashable modem zip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nhizzat:
Seems to be the recurring theme in all the 4.3 threads.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] larry_thagr81:
Thanks, the alternate firmware file flashed flawlessly. No issues to report thus far.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] napes22:
So I've been reading through the thread...but what's the verdict...once using CWM, is this stable enough to be a daily driver?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] larry_thagr81:
QUOTE=beanstown106;48684918]try this one its zipped u will need to extract it http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23269279319197820[/QUOTE]

Sounds like you are experiencing the same issue I had. In post 55 beanstown106 posted this alternative firmware that worked perfectly. At this moment, the firmware file that exist in the OP doesn't work.

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I'd have to say yes, considering I haven't had a single reboot or force close, "knock on wood".

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Thanks, I eventually got my hands on the alternate firmware file and everything worked out great.

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As of this post time the firmware link in the OP still points to the incorrect firmware file, but at least beanstown106 was able to get a good working version out in this thread.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] thisguyeh:
To let you guys know I came from the leaked OTA and didn't have to flash any firmware . Wifi worked out of the box ! I wiped everything and installed the new OTA. Updated everything with no fc or reboot. Everything feels solid.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jerry247:
I don't see smart scroll or smarty pause, I was under the impression that we'd be getting those with this update. Thanks for the hard work. Living my new 4.3 tw. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] thisguyeh:
So everything went well

No firmware flashing was required but if I reboot the phone it gets stuck at the galaxy note 2 screen. Pull battery and boot to twrp. Twrp ask me for password. This happen to anyone?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] pool_shark:
I've said that my wifi worked without flashing the firmware, some don't believe me. What reason I would have to lie about something like that I have no clue.

I had no issues in 3 days of running the ROM.

Finally flashed the firmware and my reboots started the next day. I haven't flashed this ROM or this firmware as of yet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] RomsWell:
Same for me. I had lots of issues just getting the rom installed using twrp. Flawless install and not a single issue in 40ish hours using philz
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Colchiro:
I used TWRP 2.6.3.0 to flash both of Beans 4.3 roms with no issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] RomsWell:
Well 2.6.3.0 is not the current release. Either way the lastest twrp is fail. Switched to cwm and all is flawless. So maybe its just something in the newest twrp. I tested twrp 5 times with the same outcome. No os installed and the no root message. Flashed with cwm and it fires on first boot with no hangups on the boot up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] timmyd463229:
Can I install cwm zip right in twrp or is there something else I have to do I've been using twrp on my note aince I rooted it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] shellie03:
Me also. I've used only twrp for 12 months and installed numerous roms with no problems.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] RomsWell:
Ive also used twrp for the past 12 months. Backup your current version and update twrp and you will see what everyone is talking about. We arent talking about a old twrp release. We are talking about the latest twrp.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] shellie03:
I installed it with 2.6.3.1. After flashing the ROM it rebooted back into twrp but all I did was hit reboot and it started installing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] brandonhatty:
Is it just me or is the battery life terrible on 4.3? I've been running it since the first leak and it's awful compared to 4.1.2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] stueycaster:
Oops, I just realized I hadn't updated TWRP since 2.5.0.0. I just did it. I'm surprised things still worked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] rclar144:
I just checked battery stats and I'm at 86% after 11 hrs. Seems pretty good to me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jusliloleme:
Just had a "strange" random reboot. I have a wifi toggle widgit and went to cycle my wifi and the phone went into a reboot. It's the 2nd random reboot since I installed the "official" Beans 4.3 yesterday. The 1st random reboot just happened out of the clear since my phone was just resting on my desk when I heard the reboot jingle playing. Not a big deal since I wasn't really doing anything both times. However, when the reboot happened just now, my battery was reading 98% having it powered on for an hour or so. After the reboot, the battery reading was 100%. Only a 2% difference I know, but still a bit strange. On the other hand, if my battery magically recharges to a 100% with a random reboot, I'm all for them ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] rclar144:
Also I'm running official build not the leak
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ckburks:
Installed the leak with 2.6.3 and no issues. Granted my phone is so goofy gps never worked with any rom other than stock... Even threw it at a satellite. What kernel program is everyone running? Has setcpu updated to quad core? I like faux clock but was wondering if it would work a devil kernel.

Sent from Samsung Note II
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] brandonhatty:
Yeah I just flashed official yesterday and wiped battery stats. Maybe needs to settle in. The leak was horrible. I was dropping 8-10 percent every hour. But so far official is rock solid and the devs are really getting on this stuff fast! I'm sure more good stuff is coming.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] FuzzRaven:
Is it just me or is the voice command not working except for the camera? I wanted to enable it on incoming calls and alarm clock. Anyone tried it out yet? They took the options for it from the S Voice to the main menu now.

Nevermind... Had to delete the stored alarms and create new ones for it to work properly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] donnyp1:
Im on the latest twrp with no issues. Zero
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] dbalman:
This is exactly what I had to do as well (TWRP 2.6.3.1)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] pool_shark:
I decided to switch to CWM just in case. Had a couple of issues with it initially.

First time I was doing a factory reset and it rebooted the phone. Then I tried clean for new ROM install and it rebooted again.

I finally have the ROM installed and everything is fine so far.

Back to CWM, am I missing the option to name the backup instead of taking the default name?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] fallen00sniper:
So what is the group verdict, Gps and everything working fine, random reboots?

I keep asking questions since only jellybeans 21 worked flawlessly for me, even cleanrom ace 5 had gps issues.

And thanks to the guy that posted the latest twrp, found I'm a little behind.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] thisguyeh:
OK can someone help me . It's really bothering me. I flashed fine. Everything goes well until I reboot. It gets stuck at the galaxy note 2 screen and when I boot into twrp it ask me for password. Every time this happens I have to format data. Anyone got a clue on this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mlin:
It's been better for me since using 4.3.

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I use trickster mod.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ckburks:
Did anyone ever find a fix for the alarm clock?

Sent from Samsung Note II
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mlin:
What's wrong with the alarm clock?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] rclar144:
Alarm working fine here
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] andrewjt19:
Beans, is it still required to flash the Wi-Fi and UPDATED modem with the Official release? Also is it confirmed whether Verizon relocked the bootloader someone upgrades through Verizon or not?

TappEd from my Note II

Check out my website for encouragement....

www.projectintercession.blogspot.com
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] fallen00sniper:
Yes you still have to odin the firmware.

I've been looking for a odin download, anyone have a link or something to the one compatible with this phone?

All I get on google are links to return to stock everything.

I'm downloading the deodex rom and firmware now, there have been fewer people sing negative things, so hope that's a good sign as I need my phone 100%. Lol hope there is a way back if it my phone does the same as other roms, but I expect it will be fine since it likes beans work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] pool_shark:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2024207

Section 1b.

FYI I did not install the firmware for this release, I'm still using the one from the first release.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] fallen00sniper:
Well the op says to update lol

I still need to find the proper odin to use... got all the files.

Oh thanks, found odin in your link.

Well here goes nothing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] rabbid10:
Did a full wipe plus a data format in TWRP and was still having issues. Random reboots , unresponsive touchscreen, or just freezes... Ended up flashing CWM from Rom Manager in the market and then dirty flashing this back on top of itself.

Things seem to have stablized, but only time will tell. ::fingers crossed::
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] rehabray:
Has anybody tried flashing devil kernel on this ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] killa408shark:
I just flashed this with CWM and I noticed after the phone booted up I had WIFi working my current modem is LL4. Do I need to Odin the new firmware still?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] thisguyeh:
Ok so Twrp was the issue after all. I flashed cwm and it boots just fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Colchiro:
Well, you still don't have the MJ9 baseband.... ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] fallen00sniper:
Well odin 3.07 says the md5 file is invalid and using twrp 2.6.3.1 and it said no operating system installed, flashed twice and couldn't get odin to work...

Can someone with a success let me know what they used?

Maybe some links?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mlin:
I read that once you flash the firmware, the necessary params will stick so you wouldn't need to reflash the newer firmware. I dont know whether or not is actually different.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] cliefan:
Welp. Had my first reboot on this ota. Had a few on the leak also. I was scrolling in Plume when it happened. :( poo I hope someone can get the international base ported over for us
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] pool_shark:
I believe Beans said the one he posted is different than the previous one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ckburks:
Just noticed unexpected error when trying to add an alarm.

I'll play around with it... Thought I read somewhere other people were having issues.

Sent from Samsung Note II
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] donnyp1:
It works great
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tfly212:
30 hours since I flashed...1 reboot when I first plugged the phone in, none since. Wifi working, got a gps lock with 16/19 satellites. Flashed the hotspot hack and that works perfectly too. Battery life seems at least as good as beans 22. Moved about 10 apps to SD card... all in all a success so far.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jewnersey:
Which version you bumpin
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] qdroid:
Is there some way to find out if the firmware was installed correctly?

I was on the leaked version but had issues using Odin from pc. It did seem to work from the android version of Odin but I'm not convinced that the new version flashed correctly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] stueycaster:
I have this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nh97103:
Well, I woke up to a black, frozen screen. Couldn't do anything. I ended up having to pull the battery. I imagine I'll have to go back to B21 because I can't have my phone that I use for an alarm doing that. I really, really hope the OTA update that people get will be more stable.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jewnersey:
12/20 build is smooth as can be, no reboots or black screens for me. I have some wanam theme mods but that's it. Been up and running since inception 2 days ago.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mlin:
My sister in law updated to the official today. Said she had a few chrome FCs but none since she rebooted. I'll check with her tomorrow to see how it's going. If her experience is anything like ours, it'll probably be a few months before we see an update to fix.

I really hope it was just a chrome issue and that the instability reported in this thread is a result of something done in our end.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] BRosenow:
For me the leak was just about flawless. I flashed this yesterday and I woke up this morning to a dead phone - had to do a battery pull. Just rebooted again sitting on the table next to me. Won't be able to continue this way . . .

Sent from my Beans 4.3 Note2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] stueycaster:
The same thing just happened to me. If it happens again I'll restore my backup. It's a shame because I really like 4.3. I'm sure they'll improve it over time. It does seem faster and has better battery life than 4.1.

Geez I wonder what's up with all this. I know. I'm going to try disabling all my Xposed mods.