my CM-11 boots up, freezes after 15 seconds then reboots topic

Using SGH-T989.

After flashing CM-11, the system boots up.
1. Then after a few seconds, it reboots
2. Then it performs an "android upgrade" and optimizes from 1 to 111 apps
3. Steps #1 and #2 repeat themselves over and over.

I've tried following guides on how to correctly implement this custom rom from multiple web sites and I keep getting the same results.

I've tried using CWM 6.0.3.7
I've tried using CWM 6.0.4.3 as well.
I tried installing the kernel mentioned on this web site
I've tried to do a Wipe /data, /cache, and /system.

I ended up restoring the backup of my stock ROM, which works fine.

Any thoughts?