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[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] :
SM-N900W8 canada

so it started as me having full blown 4.4.2 stock samsung rom (telcel mexico) with new bootloader and all but i really wanted cm11 nightly on my device so it took a lot of trial and error but i got it working (wifi, data even gear manager ect. on cm11) i will try my best to explain what i did but i suck at tutorials.

only for SM-N900W8 canadian models

1. first i downgraded my phone from 4.4.2 back to 4.3 using this method

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2618633

don't bother with cf-root or cwm since you will be flashing your carriers 4.3 rom right after you flash the other files

*important* after you flash your stock carrier rom make sure you go into recovery and wipe data/factory reset so that it boots and you should be back on 4.3 stock like when you bought it. (old bootloader and all, i believe its because in Canada our bootloaders are not locked)

2. then i flashed philz recovery for hltexx (this way you dont have to edit no scripts)

3. flashed cm11 nightly for hltexx and Google apps

4. success you are now on cm11 nightly with no issues so far

hopefully i helped someone and maybe made it easier for Canadian SM-N900W8 users. hit the thanks button if i did! :good:
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Robster83:
I am on ART now, but wasn't at first. The problem is the same regardless :(

I've found another bug - the camera won't save photos to an external SD card properly. It seems to take the picture, but it's corrupt (grey image displayed). Change the setting to save to Internal storage and it's absolutely fine. Bit weird really, just grateful for having 32GB of storage!
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] maxgohan:
edited the file with notepad++ and it worked perfectly!!!

thanks guys, finally have cyanogenmod, love the light weight of it!
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] skadude66:
Haha welcome!

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Are any SM-N900W8 users noticing sporadic network issues? I never fully lose network connectivity, but my signal strength varies from 4 bars to 0 bars, to 2 bars CONSTANTLY. Anybody else getting this issue?
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] zijia3721:
Camcorder

HI,

Is Camcorder for this rom working?

thanks in advance
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] maxgohan:
hey,

I checked my battery screen and it looks like I'm having network issues too

the phone has been in my bedroom the entire time and I have never had problems with signal here before but looks like I'm getting a lot of weak signal....

also noticed that the data would cut out for a fraction of a second and then go back on 3g and then to lte after a fraction of a sec....
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] skadude66:
Odd.. Here's a screenshot of my battery life, no network issues per se but the signal is much weaker than normal.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] maxgohan:
how do you think this can be fixed?

new modem?

any recommendations?

EDIT:

just checked my "about phone" and my baseband is a n900w8... however the model number is now sm-n9005

does the baseband need to be changed to a n9005 maybe?
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] skadude66:
New modem would probably fix our issue. I doubt we can flash the 4.3 Modem, even if somebody could make it into a flashable zip..

Perhaps somebody with better knowledge can chime in as to if the 4.3 Modem would be flashable?
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] maxgohan:
another thing I just noticed is that my sound (ringtones, youtube, any sound) is a little staticy for a few seconds before returning to what seems normal

e.g. the first ring on a phone call sounds staticy but the following rings sound fine...
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] GigabitEthernet:
I have noticed this too. It's been there a while; I think it is known about by the CM devs so it should hopefully be fixed soon.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Yank555:
Disable touch sound.

JP.

Send from my 'proudly eFused' Note 3 (n9005) running Yank555.lu AOSP v0.8 kernel.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] jetbruceli:
The more I wait for cm to come up with a fix for the new bootloader I am becoming more in love with having kitkat stock tw. I use nova and it's awesome.

Although it pains me not trying my beloved Cyanogen Mod. I have been on cm since owning a Moto milestone 2

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[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] springer.music:
Next nightly is going to be an interesting one :)

http://www.cmxlog.com/11/hltexx/
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Rawand Kurdy:
Right , Finally the new bootloader support will be included :laugh:

I will get rid of touchwiz right away when it get compiled
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] maxgohan:
Hey guys,

What's the best way to back up all my data (apps, settings and such) if I wanna update to a new nightly so I don't have to set up everything again?

Haven't done a new ROM in a while and last time I was using titanium backup...

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] jaythenut:
you can dirty flash nightly but you can backup with titanium backup or nandroid ,mybackup pro and so on :silly:
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] skadude66:
You can also use CyanDelta to update to each nightly. Doesn't change anything in terms of your apps/data.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Pliind:
Settings -> about phone -> software update -> search (be sure to check the nightlys box) and voila. Download and install. No need to backup.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] springer.music:
It looks like it has just been patched.

We should get it with the next nightly release (tomorrow?)
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Ooo_Pepi:
Can we get back to 4.3 after install patched nightly release ?

Sent from my SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] raver099:
I don't think bootlader get updated in a zip file. Rom is just made 'compatible' with the new bootloader.

And nothing to worry, since there haven't been uploaded a new nightly last night :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] radicalisto:
NA6 has been patched in but not released yet correct?
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Khizar:
if you have the new 4.4.2 bootloader then no. if you have the old bootlaoder then you should be able to go back to 4.3 without any issues.

actually it is possible on other phones.. but on the note 3 the xnote dev, solo bricked his device so i wouldnt recommend anyone trying that method.. either way i doubt they added the new bootloader in the zip, they merged the changes in git to support the new bootloader

correct, merged and should be released in the next nightly
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] radicalisto:
Excellent :victory:
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Ooo_Pepi:
I have the old bootloader.

I mean, if I install a new patched nightly release is will I be able to go back to 4.3?
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] testmonkey1:
Yaay finally :) Just as I thought I was done customizing my phone for now and they release CM for the new BL hehe :) Just to confirm, when the next nightly gets released, and other custom builds of CM (like temasek's) merge the source code updates, we will be able to flash other unofficials right?

And right now what alternatives do we have except official CM and temasek's?

PS: Is there any list with features in (official) CM that aren't working? At least critical features?

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Yes you will. CM will not force a bootloader update (1 dev tried it and he got a hard brick so everyone else is too scared to try now :D ), it just allows people with the new bootloader to successfully boot without bootlooping
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] seavers11:
Will be my 64GB microsd exFat recognized?

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[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] fefuzzo:
where is the new built for new bootloader??? :D:D:D
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] testmonkey1:
Well if you actually looked 1 or 2 posts back you will find that the update will be included in the next official CM nightly which isn't released yet
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] GigabitEthernet:
Learn to read.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Drizzy xS:
Anyone know what time the nightly is supposed to come out?
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Ooo_Pepi:
If I'm not mistaken about 19h EET

Sent from my SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] ratcom:
should of been 5am gmt this morning but it didnt build anything :silly: After such a large commit my guess is it will miss today out and drop tomorrow morning
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] johanveld:
It has some delay but will be build in about 1.5 hours i think!

To view the build progress look at this http://jenkins.cyanogenmod.com/

hltexx is still in the waiting list. about 6 devices till hltexx!
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] springer.music:
Today they first rolled out stable CM 10.2.1 builds for a number of devices. They then started releasing the latest CM11 nigthlies.

The builds are usually released in alphabetical order and they've reached the letter "E" as of now (evita, exhilarate, expressatt, etc). "H" for hlte / hltexx should be there in a few hours (hopefully).

You can check the available builds here:

http://download.cyanogenmod.org/
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] motya92:
don't think so i9300 already got today's build
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] GigabitEthernet:
Jenkins says the hltexx build failed...

http://jenkins.cyanogenmod.com/view/All/job/android/57433/
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] springer.music:
Are you sure about that?

I also have an i9300 and the latest build available is from Jan 31.

See here:

http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=i9300

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Oh rats!

Oh well, **** happens...
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] temasek:
hlte-common device tree currently broke all hlte builds. Needs fixing or revert. It is not ready yet.

Patience.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Rawand Kurdy:
Right,This commit broke all hlte devices tree building need a quick fix or reverting the changes

http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/58242/

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I havent tried yet but according to this commit exFat Support was implemented since june last year

http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/45176/
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] xionix:
seems like in the build there is a file missing "device/samsung/hlte-common/hlte-common.mk" does not exist. Stop"
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] maxgohan:
Hey guys how can I find out if I updated my boot loader?

I will eventually need to put this device back to stock when the lease is up and just want to be prepared...

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] jaythenut:
have you had tw 4.4.2 if not you have not updated bootloader
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] maxgohan:
As in the stock 4.4.2? No my phone came with stock 4.3 ?
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] motya92:
sorry bad quote
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] raver099:
And why exactly are you posting an i9300 nightly on hltexx thread?
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] motya92:
long story :D

read older posts
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] juju2lose:
Just wanted to brick our phones ???
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Rawand Kurdy:
?

why i would need this ? :rolleyes:

i9300=SGS3

and i didnt ask for anything ?!
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] motya92:
sorry wasn't for you.. and someone asked me for the gs3 and I bad quoted.. sorry for the mistake
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] wilfredlams:
Yesterday was a build error, hopefully it will compile today...

Edit: Too bad today was a build error as well. http://jenkins.cyanogenmod.com/job/android/57433/console

I think the problem was caused by recent modifying of the variant identifying files in attempt to universal the device trees.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] seavers11:
Too bad... ???

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[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] GeneralAdidish:
yo

So we have to wait for the automated build to fix it self or will someone (owner) fix it (Shareef Ali)
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] wilfredlams:
Na, Shareef have to fix the code in order for it to compile correctly, otherwise tomorrow will just be another compile error. From what I see so far, he haven't merge anything yet since this morning.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] GeneralAdidish:
Awwwwww his killing us we all want the new bootloader I really want aosp tw is just boring laggy and battery draining
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] hussaination:
any news regarding the new bootloader? can't wait till i give TW a long rest.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] ratcom:
if you had read the last couple of pages you would of seen that the fix is now in place however in the process the builds have stopped working, we are waiting for someone to go in and fix it. Once they have everything should build again and we should be left with a working rom for 4.4 bootloaders.

Did you not read the thread first?
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] jetbruceli:
The first page says it's still not working on the new bootloader.

We actually need the maintainer for the build to make a thread so when there are questions or concerns or updates it will be posted on the main page.

Seriously

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[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] testmonkey1:
Mate what we need is for people to start reading at least the first and last pages of ANY given thread before starting to ask questions. If you click back 2-3 pages they are all filled with the same useless question that is answered one post back and actually helpful posts get lost.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] jetbruceli:
Yes I know this but that is always gonna happen.

But for those of us who do read and research it would be nice to come to one place for all the info.

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[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] ratcom:
Could not agree more mate, I'm hopeful that the OP is waiting for the first build to happen before he updates the post :fingers-crossed: As for the CM in general on the note 3 I must admit its all very depressing .... took months for it to get going then first big update and bang we are on our arse again :crying: The trouble is I still believe sammy make the best hardware on there, yep nexus 5 is nice but .... poor camera and battery... sony poor screen and poor speaker... you get the picture. Just wished sammy would help the devs out more like they once did :p
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] jetbruceli:
The OP has nothing to do with CM team or the maintainer of this rom.

I am glad there is a thread but it would be more beneficial to us to have one by the one who build and maintains this

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[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Yank555:
I'm not convinced he would continue to maintain the device if he had to reply numerous times to the same question instead of actually spending that time coding for you.

If you want to keep uptodate with what's going on, a link to the correct CM website has been posted in several threads btw, keep an eye on that one instead of asking others to do that for you and let you know here.

A tiny bit of 'active' participation from users would be certainly appreciated by the devs, by that I mean users who read before asking questions, and look where they would actually find the answer to their question right away before asking it.

As much as I try to always reply to my kernel users, it is quite frustrating to see a question asked which has been replied to 1-2 pages back...

Coding stuff (for users) is way more time consuming than waiting and flashing, so a little respect for the devs. could be to actually follow their progress where they put it online instead of asking them to put it everywhere...

JP.

Send from my 'proudly eFused' Note 3 (n9005) running Yank555.lu AOSP v0.9-beta2 kernel.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] ratcom:
......

edit - my bad wrong info
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] jetbruceli:
I am not talking about the devs for cm. I give them all the respects. I am talking to the people who thinks this is the official thread from CM for the note 3's nightly builds.

Think of it as if someone made a thread about your kernels and everyone thought they had released it.

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[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Yank555:
I understood this differently, if this was you concern, then fine. But who should be the OP of this thread in your oppinion ?

Well my statement can still stand, users (in general I mean) should accept to do a tiny effort and not expect everything be delivered right to their doorstep ;)

JP.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] jetbruceli:
Of course I agree with your statement. I don't ever assume someone has to hand deliver me anything. Lol

Anyways I think the OP of an Official CM thread should keep the basics updated so there isn't this cluster of information. Most people who know XDA look at the first page for updates and what's the actual prerequisite for using a rom.

But maybe the team is staying away from making an actual thread because they know it will get bombarded with useless comments like mine. ^^

Oh well!!

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[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] skadude66:
I think this might be good news??

http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/58242/
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] piit79:
Dont think so. There are no recent updates to this changeset, the Feb 2 comment just points to the failed jenkins build log. Feb 3 build will most likely fail as well...
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] skadude66:
Wishful thinking I guess. Haha
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] johanveld:
when is this going to be fixed! i am waiting for 3 days now for the new build for my bootloader.

I hate TW
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] PeterGuru:
Installation on SM-N900W8 went perfectly ...

Well, I decided to dive into the pool for a second time over the weekend ... with great success!

As some of you may remember, I tried flashing CM11 about a week ago; however, I had quite a number of annoying errors and many important things didn't work. I gained the confidence to try again from the following post by xda member erik10002 (thank you!):

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=49906097&postcount=194

Everything is now working perfectly, including both data and wifi, which were giving me terrible headaches before.

For those of you who are interested, I prepared detailed instructions on how to flash CM11 on your Canadian variant, model SM-N900W8. Here's a link to the PDF file:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/opvosyy3ykx9qgc/How to Flash CM11 on SM-N900W8.pdf

NOTES:

My instructions apply ONLY to model SM-N900W8, and ONLY if you are still running a stock TW ROM with Android 4.3. If you already up-dated your TW ROM to Android 4.4, I would hazzard to guess that my instructions will not work; however, check the post by erik10002 above. He explains how to revert back to 4.3.

Good luck!

Peter

Addendum: If you prefer TWRP as your recovery, as I do, you can download it from the following link; however, make sure you select the version for device hlte (international Qcomm), and install it via ODIN (like in Step 4 of my instructions above). This version of TWRP works because I did a backup over the weekend, and then took the plunge and tried a restore ... and it worked perfectly. HOWEVER, install ONLY AFTER you've completed all the installation instructions in my PDF file above.

http://teamw.in/project/twrp2
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] lawonga:
Is anyone else not getting a transparent status bar in apps that support it? Except for the launcher?
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] nicholadia:
I'm still patiently waiting for the CM11 update to be compatible for the new Bootloader.....:)

sent from Galaxy Note 3
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] radicalisto:
AOSB have included it in their new update due shortly :) -- thanks to [MENTION=4519152]Khizar[/MENTION] for the update information.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] sille:
Link please

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[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] radicalisto:
Googleplus AOSB or ProBAM.net
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] nicholadia:
So you are saying CM11 will now work with the new bootloader? I'm very much excited...:)

Edit: I just read the update from AOSP Project and Note 3 New bootloader is included....:)

sent from Galaxy Note 3
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] skadude66:
So you're able to flash the CM11 nightlies with the HLTE version of TWRP?
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] PeterGuru:
Can't say for sure ...

Hard question to answer because I've been sitting on the same NIGHTLY since I first installed CM11 (20140130). When a new NIGHTLY comes out, hopefully tomorrow, I'll probably use CyanDelta to up-date. If that doesn't work, I'll then try the built-in up-date feature within CM11 and, finally, if that doesn't work, I'll try flashing it through TWRP.

The one thing I can say for sure is that the HLTE version of TWRP performs backups and restores without a hitch.

I'll let you know.

Peter
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] skadude66:
But you were able to flash the actual zip, which is a good thing. I wasn't able to flash it in recovery at all. I'll have to try later and see!
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] PeterGuru:
No, no, nooooooo! Sorry for the confusion.

I didn't flash it using TWRP. I flashed it using Philz' Recovery, file philz_touch_6.08.9-hltexx.tar.img

Once I got everything up and running, only then did I install TWRP via ODIN. If you go through the PDF file from my earlier post on this page, you'll see all the steps I took to get CM11 running. I generally only use recovery for backups and restores. I don't often flash anything anymore, but your concern is justified. Perhaps TWRP will not work at all for flashing. I'll have to wait and see.

Peter

Addendum: The more I think about it, the more I believe that there will be a problem flashing any CM11 files through the HLTE version of TWRP. I have a feeling I'll get the exact same device code incompatibility error I got last week ... trying to flash a ROM for HLTEXX via a recovery that's coded for HLTE. Last week it was the HLTECAN vs. HLTEXX error. If push comes to shove, and the only way I can up-date my NIGHTLIES is by flashing through recovery, I'll simply re-install Philz Recovery via ODIN. That's how I initially got CM11 flashed on my device, since Philz' device code matches the ROM device code. I much prefer TWRP; however, it's not a deal-breaker for me.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] skadude66:
Yeah you're probably right. I just flashed twrp but haven't tried flashing a rom yet. I'll try it out, it'll probably fail, but I'll update to see.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] skadude66:
You were correct. I can flash CM11 when I remove the assert line in TWRP. But I can't update to a new nightly even though I'm now on an HTLEXX device.

Back to PhilZ for now.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] wyd4:
It is good to see the new bootloader will be supported :)

I shall wait patiently for the next nightly to go live and give it a whirl.

Been dieing to ditch tw.

Samsung really have turned into asshats since I had my Last Samsung (s2)
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Yank555:
That is normal. Your recovery will be unchanged hlte, it's the prop of the recovery that counts when flashing stuff, recovery is running at that moment, not ROM.

JP.

Send from my Nexus 7 ... who just had a break, had a Kitkat ...
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] skadude66:
Makes sense. So I guess it'll have to be a change in the updater-script for CM11 to allow HTLE or have the prop in TWRP set to HTLE?