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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
I guess I should have asked before, did you do an over the air (OTA) update from t-mobile when 4.3 was released? If you did, or if you odin'ed the 4.3 release, then I don't think you can go back. Gonna look into it more. It's not like you have to go back. That bootloader should be fine. It just confused me a little bit how it got there lol.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SolaceKane:
i think thats what it was, i do remember hitting the notification thinking it was from goo then getting a weird message
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dwitherell:
Well done sir. I meant to flash this sooner but finally got to it. No issues to report :) I haven't messed with f2fs or anything, but it looks intriguing. Very happy you put this together, great job!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Thanks for the kind words Dwith. I hope you're feeling better!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] adam5150:
What exactly does t-mobile use carrier iq for
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] luv4greenleaves:
Edkeys,

How did you get rid of the wifi patch?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Not sure, really. I think I got all of it out though. Why? Did you see any evidence of it pop up somewhere?

I made a nandroid, odin'ed back to the previous rooted release by Mr. Robinson and as soon as it booted up I downloaded ROM Manager and flashed CWM recovery. Booted to recovery and restored. Done. Took a little bit of time but it was worth it for me.

Edit to add: I odined back to UVBMD1 for Tmobile - doing this reverted my modem. Don't forget to flash your carrier's 4.3 modem again after you Odin to the 4.1.2 bootloader.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Download and Install Battery Calibration, free from the market, charge your phone to 100%, pull it off the charger and immediately wipe your battery stats with this app.

OP updated - Everyone should do this after flashing a rom.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SolaceKane:
LOVING this rom! F2Fs is night and day for me, my apps and games have been noticeably loading faster.:good: As advice (from my own trial and error and messin up initially) make triple sure to:

*do at least 2 wipes before installing

*if you have an extended battery, make sure you take that out prior to install and use your stock battery. If anyone can verify i know with my phone it had some freezing issues which went away as soon as i put the stock battery in and then went back to extended :confused:

*remember to fix permissions , that got rid of some initial force close issues i had.

:victory:

Last but not least thanks a ton for making this Rom I know you guys put in alot of personal time and effort to bring these to us, so im really appreciative. :o

I also want to add that this is the fastest that anyone of any rom i've tried has helped me, no less been patient So you get points on that EdKeys!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
And you're running the official 4.3 bootloader, not 4.1.2 or the wifi patch?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SolaceKane:
correctomundo! :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] shoaibar:
No service after install

I followed instructions by OP for getting rid of wifi patch. After successfully changing format system to f2fs and installing ROM i see i don't have service anymore. Wifi and other stuff is working fine. I tried to change mode from permissive to enforcing and then to permissive via SELinuxModeChanger but to no avail. Hope someone cal help...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
What modem are you running?

Edit: Just thought back, and forgot to mention that if you Odin back to a 4.1.2 build you will be going back to that modem too. You should flash your carrier's 4.3 modem again. I'll update the OP.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Gorguts:
I'm Sad

This ROM was promising initially but the day after I flashed it I had it sitting on my desk at work for about 3hrs since I last touched it. I went to turn it on and it was locked up. That night I set the alarm clock which I installed using the root explorer method and I woke in the night to find my phone locked up at 11:17PM. Pulled battery again and the alarm went off in the morning but the issue kept happening over and over even with another alarm clock and randomly throughout the day and night.

I am switching ROMS for right now because I can't afford to not wake up and miss or be late for work but I figured I'd let you know my experience and see if it was shared. Normally I would reflash and go through all the motions but I need to make sure I can wake on time. Anybody else run into random freezing / lockups?

Thank you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] shoaibar:
Thank you for your help. But before your post i tried the same thing. I was unable to find 4.3 modem-only-file as the link in the sticky is not working. So i downloaded Tmobile modem MK7 and now have no problem of any kind.

Loving this ROM until now. Hmm, i was thinking maybe there is more stuff you can try to trim from the ROM like Group Play, My Device, PEN.UP, S Suggest, S Voice, Video, Voice search, VPN Client, etc. Well i'm not a developer so don't know that whether these files are required for normal use or not. I am just saying like if you can make some .zip package for all this stuff and who ever wants to install them may do so via recovery. Just a tip.

Anyhow good work. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SIGMAxB:
I for one haVe not experienced any of the problems You have mentioned. . do you have any leftover Scripts in init.d folder. I would suggest a full wipe and format for a Smooth as butter experience

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here is a link to a forum With an extensive list of Safe to Remove Items

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1910885
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Thanks for the feedback! As for the apps that were removed from the ROM I tried to remove all the apps that liked to run in the background and chewed up resources and battery. I could have been more aggressive but figured if they just sat there and didn't start up by themselves I'd leave them in just in case somebody used any one of them. I use some of those apps you mentioned, by the way. I guess if there was further demand to remove more I could put together a separate zip that users could flash that would remove more. I'd prefer to do it that way. In the meantime, titanium backup can get rid of that stuff for you and if you messed up something you could just dirty flash again or if you went the f2fs route you could just restore system from the backup you made.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
First report I've had of this and I've had over 700 downloads of the ROM in the first week. Would you have happened to restore some system apps with titanium backup? It's too bad you changed ROMs because I would have liked to troubleshoot the issue with you. If you come back to this rom and it happens again we can do that and figure out what's going on with your setup.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] evo_like:
Thanks for the ROM. I am trying this out right now. So far so good...really liking it.

I have a couple quick kernel related questions - do u by any chance have a zip file only for the stock kernel that came with the ROM? I am trying out a couple different script ones from devil's thread, but so far it seems the stock one was the best for me, and instead of flashing the whole ROM again, I was wondering if there is a stock kernel only zip fle.

The other q is: after flashing a different script version of devil ROM, i notice the screen setting becomes different. I have to, every time. use deviltools (which appears to get activated and usable after flashing a different sript version of devil kernel) to disable both the color calibration settings, under the screen tab. Any thoughts?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
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Stock CRE kernel is here

As for the scripts, if you're speaking of matv9's custom scripts, then yes he tinkers with the screen settings, depending on what version of the script you flashed. If you go to his thread, I believe at the very bottom he has a flashable zip that you can flash that will remove his work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] evo_like:
cool - thanks mang! i just did the remove script to remove his OC mod I had flashed. Now let's see how this runs for a couple days.

Thanks again for being so responsive :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SIGMAxB:
Any way we can get an odexed multi dpi keyboard so we can change the dpi .or maybe one of you gentlemen know of a link were I can get one
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Which Keyboard?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
I'm not sure I understand. Do you mean a deodexed version of the Sammy Keyboard? If so I can put together a zip that will replace the odexed version with a deodexed version.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SIGMAxB:
Usually with any rom I get .I change the lcd build.prop value to 240 but with this rom the keyboard didn't want to cooperate.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SIGMAxB:
This is what I get
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
I'm out now, so will have to take a look at it more tomorrow when at home. If anyone else can jump in here and help out....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SIGMAxB:
fond the solution here if any one else is interested http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2495546
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] adam5150:
This is due to the devil kernel. You have to remove secure storage daemon in system etc and under advanced settings in Wanam uncheck touchwiz dvfs. This has been pieced together from multiple users in the devil kernel thread. I also fixed mine with this method but I reside with agnis kernel.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] buzz killington:
I love this rom!

I just wanted to say thank you and post a little feedback on this rom. This is my first samsung smartphone which I've had for 3 days, and the first custom rom I've put on it for about 2 days :)

First, the battery life is spectacular. After freezing one app causing a permanent wakelock it's only using 2-8ma during sleep. Last night I put the phone away at 7 at 91% battery life, this morning at 7:30 it had 88% left :)

I tried the F2FS file system but I'm not a big benchmark person. I only ran antutu before and after and the overall and io marks are both very close. I hadn't ran the note 2 long enough to feel a difference. The phone feels really fast, and that's plenty good enough.

The phone has locked on me twice where I had to pull the battery. Can't be sure if it's the rom/kernel or hardware so I'll wait and see if it happens again. Overall I'm ecstatic, keep finding nice surprises on this phone. It does feels wierd though just putting on one rom and not wanting to try anything else.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] CableMan67:
Phone Dialer 240dpi

Thanks for this keyboard at 240dpi.

Thanks EdKeys for this Rom, using it as my daily and so far so good!!!

Can anyone direct me on how to fix the Phone Dialer to show correct with 240dpi?

Getting a small dialer on screen. Thanks again!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] sValtman17:
change the dialer and contact apks in Xposed application dpi to 320 and size to 320 x 480 and save.

btw- this rom rocks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Gorguts:
Sorry my man. No to the titanium backup and I will reinstall next weekend and give you a full report.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bruce lee roy:
I have not had any lockups on this rom. In the past, when lockups occurred, they were due to the kernel. The solution that always worked for me was to increase the cpu voltage. Often times, I believe, In an effort to extend battery life, kernel developers decrease voltage (uv). Naturally, the solution for devices sensitive to uv, is to reverse the uv.

This is how I increase my voltage:

(Use app like devil tool included in this rom)

1. Under voltage tab, click cpu voltage.

2. Uncheck default voltages

3. Increase every voltage at or above 1200mv by one step (ex. 1225mv increase to 1250mv)

4. If freezes continue, increase remaining voltages, under 1200mv, by one step (ex. 1100mv increase to 1125mv).

5. If freezing continue, repeat above, increasing voltage by one more step.

I came across this solution likely in devil kernel thread so credit goes to whomever that awesome poster was. These steps have almost always been effective for me in fixing freezing. Hope it helps you. Just use caution when manipulating voltages because negligence can result in a bricked phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] CableMan67:
Tethering

I'm trying the tethering and it's asking me to upgrade my account and then it take me to the Tmobile upgrade page.

I downloaded the fix patch from the first page and still getting the same thing.

Anybody got tethering working and want to share how you did it?

Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
This is because the Rom contains the stock tethering package so you need to have tethering activated by your carrier. It has not been 'patched'.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] CableMan67:
I was understanding that the "Tethering Fix" that was in the main page was to "patch" it for it to work. I have the unlimited plan and need to tether.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
I have an unlimited plan with t-mobile but don't have the optional tethering added to my plan. I initially took the provisioning apk out of the rom since I don't use it. Some users complained so I put the provisioning apk back into the rom and for folks that had previously downloaded the rom without it I put together an add-on so they wouldn't have to re-download the new version of the rom and reflash it again. If you have a tethering plan with t-mobile it should work, since it is the original provisioning apk released with the stock rom. There are some roms that have modified the framework to avoid having to pay tmobile the tethering fee but I didn't include it in this rom. See XDA forum rule #6.

If you have tethering on your plan and it isn't working, then that's a different issue; but since I released that tethering add-on, the users that couldn't tether thanked me and never said anything more to let me know it wasn't working. Anyone else that has tethering on their plan having issues?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] luv4greenleaves:
Trying to flash stock kernel, but rom won't boot up?? Stays on the start up screen... Any ideas why?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Which format are you running? F2FS or EXT4?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] luv4greenleaves:
Ext4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Should boot fine then. What kernel were you on previously? The devil kernel packaged with the rom?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] luv4greenleaves:
Yes

---------- Post added at 12:56 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:55 AM ----------

Yes from devil
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
I'll need more time to test and troubleshoot. I'm running on the f2fs format right now aand stock kernel doesn't support. Meanwhile maybe someone else has flashed stock and can jump in and help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] shoaibar:
Problem with the camera

My phone with this Rom is giving problem with the camera. Both stock cameras are force closing on starting the camera app. I tried camera zoom fx. It works but it doesn't do auto focus. Don't know what's going here... Any clues?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SolaceKane:
If you could let us know if you have any modules installed or tweaks that should help us help you out.

Also if you haven't try going into Rom manager app (if you dont have it download from store) --->scoll all the way down and try fixing permissions and then reboot phone.

If that doesn't work the only thing I personally can think of is either deleting the camera app and reinstalling the apk if you can find one if not let us know or hard pressing the camera icon for 2 seconds and dragging it to "App info at the top" force stop it and then clear data and cache, reboot and see if that works.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
You need to update to the latest Wanam mod for Xposed. After you do that, reboot. If they are still force closing, flash this through recovery: http://www.mediafire.com/download/n0fgq8y08tzdep3/CamerafixforWanam.zip
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] shoaibar:
Thanks EdKeys. Updating Wanam app and rebooting solved the problem.

Also thankful to SolaceKane for trying to help me out.

By the way, this ROM........SIMPLY ROCKS.

I have tried almost every ROM on tmobile forum. But this one has it all...

Best battery, Buttery Smooth, No lag, Lots of features, Debloated to a major extent, equipped with devilish Devil kernel :D, Wifi-Calling, and list goes on. Actually this ROM has made me delayed to get Note 3 and wait for Note 4 or S5, otherwise i had thought its time to jump to the next GALAXY...lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] BBCHAMPs:
Tried every fix from dirty flashing to the updating wanam and flashing that fix. Both my camera apps won't work. One says camera failed and the other says can't connect to camera. Really loving this Tom so can someone help me fix my camera issue? Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Can you for testing purposes temporarity disable all the modules in xposed (uncheck), then under the Framework tab in Xposed, uninstall. Then reboot to recovery and flash that fix again? I just want to try and get it isolated, rule Xposed in or out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] BBCHAMPs:
Okay will do within the next 20 minutes
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Well, flashing the stock kernel didn't work for me neither. Could be a number of reasons, init.d scripts etc. but mainly the way I built the ROM. I've put together 2 new versionns of the ROM. One with the devil kernel as stock and the other version with stock kernel. Uploading now. Will update the OP when finished.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] BBCHAMPs:
Unchecked the modules and then uninstalled. Went to recovery and flashed the fix and still not working. Also on ext4.. should I convert or are those unrelated?

Thanks. Other than that this rom is solid so far
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] luv4greenleaves:
Perfect! That would be great.. I had to turn to Mr. Robinsons rom for the time being...

Is your rom with stock kernel going to allow the Super user binary to load when you reboot? For some reason, when running stock kernel, I will lose root upon reboot. It happens with all roms running stock.. Something in the stock kernel. I think it might have to do with permissions being set on each reboot. Non stock kernel have this done on reboot... Just my 2 cents.. Because of this bull **** knox and secure element Samsung introduced in the 4.3 update, this will be my last Samsung purchase.. I can't wait for the new LG g2 pro to drop.. 6inch screen with 3gb ram...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] BBCHAMPs:
That LG sounds holy amazing lol. Also agree with you on this Knox bs
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
It looks like you're going to need a complete wipe and new flash, imo. Try try try as much as possible not to restore apps or app data from backups after you're up and running. If you use titanium, select the option to restore missing apps after google play store has finished downloading and installing all your apps. If you absolutely need to restore app data, then try to do it one app at a time. Edition 2 is ready in the OP. Great time for a complete wipe, though not necessary for users without issues.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
After you flash the rom, be sure to flash the supersu package next and before you reboot, and disregard any prompts by recovery to root/install superuser.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] shoaibar:
I saw version 2 has been posted. Was wondering any changelog. And if i am already on Version 2D and f2fs system do i have to do all that f2fs thing again or dirty flash would be good to go? No problems with the ROM though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Great question! I've been swtiching between stock and devil kernel versions and EXT4 and F2FS so much testing all this that my head is spinning lol. Of course I had to wipe every time to test but there is a way to keep data.

Flashing Edition 2D will convert your system partition to EXT4. You'll need to make a backup again, format only system to F2FS and restore that latest backup. All data should remain, but needs testing first before I update the OP. Hold off for a little while for instructions.

EDIT: OP updated with upgrade instructions.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jedi2155:
Will installing this ROM trip KNOX? Do I need to use the TRWP recovery or can I stick with the stock recovery boot loader?

I found myself stuck on v4.3 bootloader and did not realize I couldn't go back....although I've had the phone for over a year, so I'm wondering if I should even still be worried about KNOX and warranty (I'm on my providers insurance plan though).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] esdwa:
Rom flashed ok, SuperUser zip flashed no effect. Phone remains not rooted.

Ideas???
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Same here, Warranty is over for me. I have the insurance plan too in case I "lose" <<cough>> my phone. You can run with either version on the 4.3 bootloader. Knox is disabled, but since I never upgraded to the official 4.3 release and am still running on the 4.1.2 bootloader I have no idea what will happen to the knox counter.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jedi2155:
Whoops, I meant TRWP recovery* not boot loader. Really interested in the F2FS but, afraid of tripping KNOX with the Devil recovery.

Any else here tried it on the 4.3 bootloader?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] BBCHAMPs:
Flashed newest build with devil kkernel in cwm and i still have no camera and no longer have data... could it be cwm?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jedi2155:
Well....it hit KNOX...flag is now 1. Just FYI everyone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] esdwa:
Anyone, pls hlp. Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] BBCHAMPs:
No data is my fault. Anyone have the MD1 modem I think it is? The one before 4.3 please and thank you!

Still no camera but I haven't tried twrp because it won't flash via cwm so I'm going to Odin it tomorrow after work and test. Meanwhile I need that 4.2.2 or 4.1.2 modem really badly lol. Had it on my 64gb sdxc card but the card took a poop.

Thanks guys!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] zeau2004:
Does anyone know how and where I can a 5X4 TouchWiz launcher?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] sValtman17:
Here ya go, hope it helps

https://www.dropbox.com/s/soit6ds9vlmkpzf/T889UVBMD1_Modem-June_02_13-teshxx.zip
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] BBCHAMPs:
tried older ones without it working. Trying now to see whats going on. Thanks so much
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] shoaibar:
You have no data. I had no service and no data. I tried installing the above one but it didn't work for me. Might work for you. Anyhow this one worked for me Tmobile Modem MK7.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] BBCHAMPs:
That's the issue. On the 4.1.2 baseband my dumbass self decides to flash the mk7 modem and I lose everything including my imei. Phone was telling me to insert sin card and no matter what I did I couldn't fix it. I Restored Back To My Oldest rom and still no prevail. Tried to Odin back to 4.1.2 stock and got boot loop. Was freaking out til I Odin 4.3 (mk7) and we're good now but do I get so added the Knox in download mode and I already tripped it. I hate to say it but this rom forced me to do that lol. Oh well good thing I have no warranty. Running stock rooted 4.3 and twrp. Gonna re flash this build and see what's up with data and camera.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bruce lee roy:
I'm currently running this rom on 4.1 bootloader and never once felt inclined to update. I don't think you meant to say the rom "forced" you to update and trip knox, rather you chose to install a custom rom after updating your bootloader, effectively voiding your Knox warranty. For many of us, devs and end users alike, flashing knox infused bootloader isn't even an option.