yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mnementh666:
This seems to be the fastest and smoothest near stock ROM I've tried yet. Excellent work, as usual EdKeys. Keep up the work. Always appreciated.

Not to sound deprecating, have you ever tried incorporating some of the edits dwitherell used in tweaked?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Dwitherell is a master at what he does. I went with the xposed framework instead. It's too bad we lost Dwitherell's work on the Note 2. I used to run his tweaked ROM until 4.3 came out. It was and still is a great ROM.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
One week into the update with almost 200 downloads. Anyone experiencing any issues?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mnementh666:
Nothing here. Awesome job!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] whocares2k7:
Hi Ed, no issues here... All looks good. Thanks...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] DKStunna108:
Flashed rom no Wifi? Is there a fix?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Flash edition D with devil kernel.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] DKStunna108:
OK cause I flashed the edition S

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Thanks bro
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Let us know if WiFi works after you flash. You can flash right over the top of your current installation of S.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] DKStunna108:
Yes. The wifi works. Rom is perfected. Edition D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] axelfox:
I flashed Edition D on 1 Note 2 (T889) and everything works.

I flashed Edition D and another Note 2 (T889) and Wifi and bluetooth only worked for a short time.

This particular Note 2 was on stock debloated, and had previous wifi and BT issues. I was hoping that Edition D would have fixed it.

I have flashed the Wifi Patch as well to no avail.

Thoughts?

Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
See post 421....should get you back up and running again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] axelfox:
Thanks. I switched batteries and wifi and bluetooth worked until I tested it some more by taking out the battery and putting it back in. It's not the battery :).

What I did:

Flashed Stock Rooted in post #421. It took me back to stock recovery. I was getting boot loops, so I wiped in stock recovery. Wifi & bluetooth still didn't work.

Installed T889UVUCMK7 modem via Mobile Odin, wifi and bluetooth still didn't work.

I then flashed the Wifi patch, no go.

Then I flashed this rom Edition D, and still no wifi or BT.

Flashes T889UVUCMK7 modem again, no go.

Still scratching my head here. I recall that I was having trouble with wifi and BT when it was stock unrooted, so maybe its hardware?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Thinking its a hardware issue. You could try one more thing to be sure its not a rogue app or some bad data. Repeat the Odin of the stock rooted image in post 421 and after boot, don't log on to your usual Google account. Create a new account so that no old data or apps are downloaded from the Google servers. Also, you don't need the WiFi patched bootloader for edition D. I had issues with it. Try running without it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] axelfox:
You might be right., it could be a HW issue.

When I ran Mr. Robinson's Stock Rooted Rom ,in #421, I didn't log into the Gmail account. I clicked straight through.

In fact, the wifi set up is before the gmail account login on the first boot, but when I click to turn it on, it keeps on turning off.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo

Just curious. Install that app, give it root permissions and scroll down to see what boot loader is installed on the phone. Should be T889UVBMD1.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] axelfox:
Will do when I get a chance.

I took it into a phone repair shop. They guess that by pulling the power to the antenna, it reset it or something. Anyways, he took it apart and put it back together and it works.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Nice! Glad you got it worked out!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mopandasauce:
Hello there.

Sorry, I tried find answers in the thread but I couldn't find anything regarding swapping storage. I was wondering if it's possible? Would it be possible to switch storage with F2FS format on both SD card and internal? Also, one quick question. I'm on Tweaked Rom and I was wondering, do I just follow the instructions directly? Or should I update something else?

Thanks!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Since I use cloud storage, Dropbox muzecast, mega, mediafire and a few others I'm not the best to answer the swap question.hope someone else jumps in here with more experience with swap. I can say I'm using F2FS formatted partitions and can store media files on either internal or sdcard. Wherever I choose to save a file, I have no issues moving them to and from my sdcard or internal with Root Explorer.

As for being on tweaked, great ROM by the way, just update to the latest modem linked in the OP if you haven't done that already. Make a nandroid backup of tweaked and and give F2FS a try. In building the rom and moving from format to format for both the S and D editions, there were many times I'd have to Odin back to a stock rooted image and then Odin a custom recovery and start over, but that was the worst of it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mopandasauce:
Oooh I see. I might as well not switch it then. I'll try F2FS instead. The thing is, sometimes I like having a lot of apps, but storage is really capped on internal. Do you know of any efficient ways to install apps on the SD card? Thanks!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Do you mean not switch Roms? If so, Tweaked will not be able to run on F2FS formatted partitions since there are no supported kernels available.

I have never had enough apps on my Note 2 to have a need to move them to the ext sdcard, so can't help or suggest the best route to take. Shouldn't be any different with this ROM as with tweaked and what you did in the past as far as I know.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mopandasauce:
Oh, I was just going to limit the amount of apps I have. Going to test out the f2fs. Would it be possible to convert a microsd to a f2fs?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] axelfox:
Well, the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth keep turning off again, so here is the bootloader info:

T889UVUCMK7
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
I think your hardware issue is back. Check with your repair shop again. That bootloader is fine. You can run either the S or D edition of the ROM with it.

You might be jarring the antenna loose by carrying the phone in a way that when you sit down or something it messes it up. Just guessing here.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
AdAway 3.0 has been released. Download here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/53bfph4b6qazpz9/AdAway3_0.apk

Also, you may want to add po.st to your whitelist. I've noticed more and more websites using this to redirect links to webpages. I've also added googleadservices.com to my whitelist so the links (ads) at the top of Google web searches are useful.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Here's an Xposed module that I've been using that some of you might be interested in trying. It's called YouTube Background Playback and the name speaks for itself. Allows you to navigate away from the YouTube app and still have audio. Also allows you to shut down the screen and have the audio continue to play. Works perfect with this ROM.

http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.pyler.youtubebackgroundplayback
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] crsklr:
Hey folks, new prospective ROM flasher here.

I wanted to ask about this ROM's speed, in comparison to 4.1.2. Just came from 4.3, and it was awfully slow, so I've just flashed back to 4.1.2 and it's all better now.

So how is it?

Edit:

Just installed it just as a test. I read OP saying "made for speed" and schoffed with reservation. Then, I began choking when couldn't breathe due to eating my own foot. This rom sure is fast out of the box. Lets hope it will stay that way.

As for functionality, it seems to serve the purpose well so far. I'll update in a few hours/days.

Edit2:

Been running this rom consistently for a few days now. Its still very responsive. With the 2.1ghz overclock, this thing is scary fast.

It is pretty stock though. No significant mods. Just a stable note 2 compatible mod, out of the box.

Battery life has actually increased too. (Out of the box.) Although thats entirely relative to how terrible my last set up was. (My last rom was configured terribly.)

Overall, excellent foundation to build on.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] xamindar:
Any reason why twrp recovery isn't mentioned for this rom? I switched to twrp because pretty much all other note 2 roms want it, specially newer ones. So do I now have to go back to cwm in order to flash this rom?

Also, it's been a while since I paid attention. Was this the last official rom released from tmobile?

Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
You can use TWRP. There were only some wiping issues with early versions. This rom was built off the last official version released by Tmo, yes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] xamindar:
Thanks, and last question. I'm pretty sure I'm on the 4.3 bootloader as the lolipop roms required it for some reason. Will this work fine with the 4.3 bootloader? Does it matter at all?

Thanks again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
You can flash either the stock S version or the Devil kernel D version with the 4.3 bootloader. The S version won't work with the older 4.1.x bootloaders.

Edit: you can check to see what bootloader you are currently running with this free app:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] xamindar:
Thanks EdKeys, this rom is working great. I switched over to f2fs as well, but not getting nearly the same benchmarks you posted in the OP. Quite a bit slower but I didn't benchmark with ext4 either so no idea if that is just my phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Here's a useful app to check to see if your partitions were converted to f2fs correctly.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cls.partition

F2fs is also more prone to data corruption when you have system crashes or even if you don't shut down your phone properly. I've switched over to TWRP recovery because it has the ability to repair the partitions using the advance wipe option without losing data. If you download the TWRP app from the Play store you can flash the latest TWRP recovery directly through the app.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmz.soft.twrpmanager
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] xamindar:
Any way to disable the auto-screen dim on low battery <5%? I forgot how annoying that was.

Also, a lot of those Xblast Tools options don't seem to do anything, hmm. Can't get the CRT Screen-off effect to work or quick settings tiles among other things.

EDIT: I found this xposed module/app that has a lot of useful tweaks for touchwiz roms.

http://xdaforums.com/xposed/modules/app-wanam-xposed-customize-stock-t2383484
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
No, it's kernel controlled and designed to save your last bit of battery power.

Wanam has a lot of great xposed options. The reason I left it out of the build is because it was quite aggressive and modified some system files that remained modified even after uninstalling the module. This may have changed in more recent builds though. If you notice any odd behavior, you can dirty flash the ROM again to get back to the original stock system files. ...or, if you're running f2fs, you can advance restore system from a backup with recovery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Flandry:
A little feedback...

A friend brought a bricked Note 2 to me and wanted me to resurrect it. I found a recommendation for this ROM as a more recent but stable option and set about trying to flash it. It looked like a great debloated option and i would have wanted to try it if nothing else than for the Conch Republic edition bit (living in Miami myself). The problem i encountered was this error:

format() expects 5 args, got 3

The recovery on the phone was philz_touch_6.something_much_newer_than_07, and from reading it seemed that the error was due to using an older ROM on a much newer recovery. I tried flashing the version of philz you provide, but it complained about my device being a g3 or something (which it isn't, it's a T-mo 889).

Without a working usb port to use odin or any of the methods i'm familiar with in android tools and no experience with Samsung devices (mine have all been Nokia or HTC), i just went and found another ROM and tried it (JediMaster X2) and it worked.

So i'm not sure if the format() args is something to be fixed/updated or if someone just installed a ridiculously new recovery on an ancient phone, but there you go.

Cheers
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] tsiah:
Is it safe to flash this on a phone that has a 4.4.4 ROM or do I need to odin back to 4.1.2 first?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
You're safe. If you have the 4.3 bootloader you can flash either the S or D edition. If you have an older bootloader you'll need the D edition.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Viper4Android 2.4.0.1 has been released. You will definitely hear an improvement. You may have to reboot twice to install the driver if you've recently used the previously installed driver.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/nm1kvc9kq9d62dw/ViPER4Android_2.4.0.1.apk
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jbonilla51:
Hi,

I tried installing the ROM on my mom's galaxy note 2. Wifi wasn't working, and the phone would have periods where it would be unable to use data or make calls. I flashed version S. In addition, her phone has used Avatar ROM and is currently using LiquidSmooth (4.4.4). Neither of these ROMs asked for me to make any modification or change to the bootloader type. What do you guys think is going on? Might I need to flash version D instead? I'm sorry if this question has been asked before, but the search index is currently not working for me in this thread. I'm unsure as to what bootloader version the phone originally had, since the phone was originally my sister's. Let me know what other info is needed, and thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Edition D will work with all bootloader versions. You can flash right over the top of the S version without wiping data.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] portalgod:
I recently moved from AT&T to T-Mobile and needed WiFi calling due to poor reception in my area. I have CWM 6.0.4.3 on my SIM unlocked AT&T Note 2 (i317) and this T-Mobile ROM flashed on it with no issues following the simple wipe and flash instructions in the op. All features of this ROM are working and it's smooth and stable. Kudos to the developers for this one, bringing more life to an oldie but goodie device.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] br54:
Finally settled on this fully working as said Rom

After countless attempts on MM or nougat with dropped calls.iffy sound and sim relock..i came here...this Rom functions as said..even with f2fs format.

Thanks..awesome work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
I'll put together a fix tomorrow when I'm home from work and post it in the OP so users don't have to re flash the entire rom.

Edit: Ok, I don't get it. I don't use Wanam but to help to correct the issue I downloaded Wanam 2.7.2 from the play store, installed it, activated the module in Xposed, rebooted and I have no issues with my cameras. I selected some things in Wanam, rebooted and still good. Is there something specific people are selecting in Wanam to make the cameras fc?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] free2saute:
No I think from what I have read from other threads it's the update the breaks something but I can be wrong thanks for looking into it I can live without wanam no big deal.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
OK, finally happened to me since I added Wanam and rebooted a few times. Simple solution. If you want to add and use the Wanam mod, simply go to the Advanced tab in Wanam and uncheck 'Keep my extra CSC features', then reboot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] free2saute:
Will try that out and will report.......got data drop today Is there another Kernel I can try I am out in LA CA. Tmobile
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Only other kernels I know of are stock and agni. I found agni to be a battery hog though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] saseekutz:
I'm lucky I suppose, I've gotten a drastic improvement in battery life since switching to agni.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
It's very subjective. There are many factors for each user, depending on how they use their phone. Also, when you flash a new ROM, your battery stats are wiped out and they need to be built back up again with time. One thing to keep in mind with Agni. If you decide to use another kernel after using Agni make sure you delete all the init.d scripts Agni installs to your init.d folder. However if you're happy with it, then stick with it. it's a great kernel. Right now I'm running on the new f2fs file system and only Devil kernel supports f2fs at this time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SolaceKane:
are you using clockwork or team win recovery initially. when i go to mount all i get is the option to mount. or do i have to reboot to get devil recovery to kick in

NVM I found what I did wrong lol

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K. I get to this part:

Next, go to the Mounts and Storage area of recovery and select to format these 3:

format /system

format /cache

format/data. /sdcard and secondrom

A menu will appear asking you for 4ext or f2fs - choose f2fs

and no menu pops up
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
After you flash the recovery linked in the OP you must reboot back to recovery to get the changes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] scariola:
You can get AGNI KERNEL from here...

I suggest 3.8 for the time being.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.ph...014 AGNi pureSTOCK N7105 MK9+ (ULTRA SMOOTH)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] free2saute:
I had multiple freezes on this rom while using power amp and from lock screen even while looking at Gmail did a clean install and had some data drops oh well back to back up for now thanks for the work into this.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Getting close to 500 downloads with over 30 users downloading the F2FS version of Devil recovery. Any other issues? Who else is running on the new F2FS file format? If so, download Androbench from the market and run some tests. You'll see your write speeds blow away every other device on the market right now. Check it out. Mine were through the roof. My random write speeds were almost double that of Transformer Prime and sequential writes were 3 times faster.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SolaceKane:
i wanted to try F2Fs but nothin worked for me so i just installed regular. either way im happy
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
After your last post I updated the instructions in the OP to reboot back to recovery after flashing devil recovery, so thanks for letting me know about that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] sValtman17:
You hit it out of the park with this rom, great job. I've been a fan of the devil kernel from day 1. I haven't updated my bootloader and see no reason to do so. I plan to try out f2fs next. You're made a believer out of me. Thank you sir for the quality work
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SolaceKane:
yeah i dont know whats up, i tried several times to the "T" on the instructions. Devil recovery shows up, i go to mounts and storage area> select

format /system and the three choices i get are no, yes,no for all three when i choose them. quick question. i noticed it had options for primary and secondary file system right after choosing mount and storage. im assuming i should be choosing primary correct?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
It's funny you mentioned the bootloader. I'm updating the OP right now suggesting users get rid of the wifi patched one. It played havoc with my installs for a few weeks till I got rid of it...drove me nuts lol. Thanks for the support. I really appreciate it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Yes, you select format, then it asks you to confirm and after you confirm it gives you the option to convert to 4ext or f2fs. Make sure you download the devil recovery from the OP of this thread as DerTueful hasn't "officially" released it yet in the OP of his thread. It's buried in his thread somewhere.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SolaceKane:
You sir.....are a sorceror! that did the trick got it formatted and up and running now.:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Matv9 has some awesome scripts for devil kernel that you can flash through recovery if you want to tweak the kernel settings. Check out his thread here for more information and downloads.

OP updated
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SolaceKane:
quick question. im not familiar with CWM recovery, is there a way to fix permissions? what menu is it under?

also only issues im having so far are random freezes which require a battery pull

and when im charging the phone, sometimes the led stays on bright red and the screen wont turn on, also requiring a battery pull.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Download ROM Manager and you can fix permissions with that app and then you just need to reboot.

Which bootloader are you using? Did you Odin the Wifi patch?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SolaceKane:
Im using the devil bootloader. did not odin the wifi patch wifi didnt have any issues for me
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
When you upgraded to 4.3 from 4.1.2, what was the first ROM you went to? ...and how did you do it, through ODIN, or did you flash it through recovery like TWRP or CWM?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SolaceKane:
oh lol. (sorry for the newbishness, still learning) i did it through TWRP and went from stock to jedi X2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Have you upgraded your modem to 4.3?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SolaceKane:
not during this installation but the previous rom yes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
That doesn't change with ROM changes but you can check under system settings, more, about device. The baseband version should end with UCMK7. Wish I new what kernel Jedi X uses. I know it's not agni or devil, and if it's stock, your wifi shouldn't have worked without odin ' ing the wifi patch as far as I know.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SolaceKane:
baseband is T889UVUCMK7

Kernel version:

3.0.101-devil2-2.4.5b

SE for android status says permissive
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Good. That's what it should say. Have you Odin'ed anything since 4.3 was released by Tmobile in December? Oh, another question- did you restore anything from backup ( with titanium) after you booted with this Rom?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SolaceKane:
have not odin'ed anything since then, and ever since google started backing up my apps i havent really touched titanium , i think its been a year since i last used it lol.

:good:

also before i installed rom i made sure to do 3 full wipes before installing anything. the permissions thing might have fixed it. hasnt frozen up (yet,fingers crossed)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
Use this app to check your bootloader version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo

Mine is UVBMD1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SolaceKane:
Bootloader is as follows:

T889UVUCMK7
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EdKeys:
How did that get there? You never odine'd anything and you have that bootloader? That's very interesting.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SolaceKane:
last i recall no lol so its most likely on my end then. do you have a link to the correct one?