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[Nexus S 4G Android Development] SComp23:
Need halp!

Last night I installed my first custom ROM, which was cyanogen 7 8/28 nightly, because I did not find a stable one on the website. Anyways, install went fine, love the ROM. Today however, I woke up 30 minutes late because my alarm didn't go off. I looked at the phone, and the best way to describe what I saw was a screensaver. Very light blue, just said cyanogen. All buttons were unresponsive and I had to pull the battery. What can I do to fix this?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Maximilian Mary:
hmmm...

Wipe /system and /data before installing?

Do not restore any system apps or data?

With the phone on, pull the battery for a minute?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] styckx:
This issue has been around since nightly #1. It comes and goes depending on the build or kernel you use.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] SComp23:
Well this is highly unfortunate. Will there ever be a "stable" NS4g ROM?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
there are plenty of stable ns4g roms.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] SComp23:
Meant cyanogen 7.

What is the most stable nonOEM ROM for this phone?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Jorge330823:
Miui is good but it has no 4g
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
well cm7 is really really really stable for me using matrix kernel at 1000mhz ondemmand and no uv.

but oxygen rom is good too, or just rooted stock.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] fergie716:
Besides MIUI I like oxygen. You can download the latest version (2.2.2) from Rom Manager or here:

http://forum.oxygen.im/viewforum.php?id=7
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] SComp23:
I can live with almost any ROM quirks except for the alarm not going off haha
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] plmiller0905:
Can someone please help me out?

My home button on the phone isnt working or at least it's not taking me back to the home screen. Maybe I'm overlooking a setting but anyone can help me out that'll be great.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wild1z:
Whatcha using for ROM, Kernel, wipes... ect?. Many times a fresh install might help.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] plmiller0905:
Normally I manually install roms. But this time I used Rom Manager to download the app and install it. I also had it wipe everything and make a backup of my previous rom.

Also its the August 29 Nightly that I installed.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] ehac1680:
Assuming you are using ADWLauncher as your launcher, you would go into ADW Settings / General Behavior / Home Button Binding.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] plmiller0905:
I forgot all about that... :D Thanks for reminding me of that. However, I'm going to manually download it and flash it versus using rom manager.

Whats a good kernel to recommened?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
I use matrix kernel :)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] decalex:
Have used matr1x stable most of my ns4g life, but was having probs with 6.0

As an alternative, you could also try Pete's NS4G kernel-- been running stable for about a week.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] mustangboy88:
New to Nexus S

Last night I traded my Evo for the Nexus S and I have unlocked the bootloader and ready to install CM7. Before I would just use my EVO to download the .zip and install. But on this phone when I try to DL the .zip from the nightlys site I get Download Failed. Am I new to this phone, but I would imagine that part wouldn't be different. Also I have used Amon RA as my recovery on the EVO. Is CWM the only recovery that is used on the Nexus. I always used the Amon Ra for the fear of losing the WiMax keys.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Esteway.619:
Use rom manager for the nightlys. It works great for me. Also if ur using the stock browser it will give u a download error. Try a different browser like dolphin
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] mustangboy88:
Thank you. This is going to be a slight learning curve for a bit. But I am so happy to have the Nexus in my hands.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Esteway.619:
No problem. Enjoy the nexus its a great phone
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Jorge330823:
Agreed I love my nexus and Im coming from an evo which I had over a year. Screen sacrifice is worth it to me. Resolution is great plus the 4.3 inch rectangle was uncomfortable for me to text on. But damn did I love my evo
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] rougegoat:
This is not remotely true. I have never used clockwork it a third party browser to download a new rom and have never seen the listed error. Stock browser should work just fine.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] method115:
I had the EVO for a while to and although I loved it the Nexus S is much better to me. I like the slightly smaller design and I like the outer design as well just seems more professional looking. My favorite thing it the location of the power button. The EVO has a horrible location (on top of the phone) it's hard for me to reach it without adjusting my hands. On the Nexus I just slide my thumb over to the side and hit it.

Most of all I just love how the stock rom is perfect. I didn't like the stock rom on the EVO. At this point I'm still trying to decide if rooting the phone is even worth it I have everything I want. The speed is good enough and the battery power is fine. I use PDAnet for tethering so I'm having a hard time seeing a reason to even root the thing.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Jorge330823:
Rooting is good if you want to overclock or run something better. The wifi tether is pretty good too faster than pdanet I found and yeah I came from the evo too and tthe smaller size of the nexus is great
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] renizo:
Is it me or did they fix the battery showing full charge on the icon.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] obsanity:
No, full battery icon was always there. Just the percentage that usually gets to 95% only.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] riassan:
yup +1 on this it will never show 100 percent from my readings it is the phone that spits it out that way. i know these guys are great and now with cyanogen @ samsung he might figure out some new stuff or help fix some others!!;)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] makotech222:
Is anyone still getting random freezes with this rom? im on 94, and last night my phone froze before my alarm went off and i woke up late and missed class >.> This happened all the time during the summer, i should've known not to rely on it
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] GeezyAF:
Its probably your kernel.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Jorge330823:
That's always an issue with CM its nothing new or anything just happening to you.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] obsanity:
Yeah. Its not a kernel fault either. Just some issues with CM. I sometimes go days without a problem but eventually it freezes and I have to pull the battery. Not a big deal for me.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] GeezyAF:
Weird. I can go days rock solid on CM7, which is why I've been using it since my Moment days.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Esteway.619:
The moment got CM7???
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] makotech222:
Dang. I didn't install any other kernal, its just stock cm7.

I don't really mind freezes, except 90% its during the night when i need my alarm to go off. Any idea what specific issue is causing it?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Jorge330823:
Try a different kernel and a backup alarm (aka a real alarm clock) at least just to test the issue with a new kernel
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] kalico17:
Do u back up and restore ur apps and system data when u flash a rom?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] NYYFan325:
If you look a few pages back where I posted the freezing issue in detail you would see its NOT kernel related at all
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] kalico17:
^^^^ 10char

As in anyone getting freezing issues?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] makotech222:
Well I started CM7 back in nightly 12ish and i was doing cache wipes and updating the zip without a full wipe; had tons of crashes. Then i switched to MIUI with a full wipe but that rom ran like hell and the internet speeds were terrible, So I switched back to cyano with a full wipe again. It seems to crash less than before, but still at crucial times >.>
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] kalico17:
If ur up for testing something. Do a full wipe. 3X davlik and cache. Flash the ROM and gapps. Nothing else. Start fresh. No back ups. Its a pain but yea. Its what I did with nightly 94 and its been running beautifully for 2 days now
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
If you guys are having crashes it's because of an app you have installed, the kernel you have installed, or most likely, you aren't wiping correctly. I am running the latest nightly with absolutely NO issues.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] edd247:
i too have had a few crashes with 94. i'm going to wipe everything and start fresh and see if that helps
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Jorge330823:
Remember not every handset will like a rom. My phone unfortunately hates CM. I love it but my phone doesn't. And its not apps because I've run cm 7 and nightlies completely free of all apps including gapps on some occasions (for testing purposes) and it just doesn't like cm at all. I wish it did believe me as stable as it is for other devices I wouldn't mind it for mine. I've tried all kinds of kernels even some from small time devs and experimental kernels on all different kind of roms and they almost all work fine on all roms but with cm I have slightly more lag with one kernel or constant force closes with another.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
Try a kernel with higher uv levels

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] obsanity:
+1 to that. It probably us a processor issue. Either increase voltage or lower your clock to 1000mhz
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] makotech222:
How do you increase the voltage? my settings in cyangogen seem to be locked.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Jorge330823:
I've tried alot of different methods. Underclocking to 800 is what gives me most stability but alot of lag. At 1.4 its fast as hell but I get alot of reboots
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] obsanity:
Use the latest setcpu to change speed as well as voltage.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
Yeah 1.4 will never be stable but you should be able to go to 1.2 with the correct voltages.

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Jorge330823:
I've had it everywhere. From 100 to 1400 even 1440 but nothing is fully stable
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] decalex:
I haven't done my homework yet, but anyone know if anything's in the works with 2.3.6 release?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] david279:
the source has not been released yet.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] p-slim:
Did that voice search problem effect you, I heard only gsm nexus' suffered from that problem?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] darxiiide:
I have been in contact with the sprint repair center where I live and one of the guys there said that there should be an ota coming real soon. Also was told that he can manually flash it to my phone because the repair centers get the update before it is pushed ota. If I can get my hands on it early I will post it here :-)

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[Nexus S 4G Android Development] p-slim:
The day the sprint store has anything early or before xda ill be surprised. I was a tech at a corporate sprint store (not 3rd party) and we didn't get updates early, that guy was selling you a line. The only early information a sprint rep gets is the Playbook which has upcoming changes
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] makotech222:
I dled and installed it, but i can't find setting for voltage. Also, it seems to have disabled my accelerometer, as i can't switch orientation anymore :P
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] churro7:
Does CM7 have acceleration for simple things like browser?

In stock 2.3.5 all browsers were insanely choppy
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] churro7:
So has gpu acceleration enabled?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
No

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] obsanity:
You need a kernel such as netarchys that supports voltage changes.

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] lorddaddy84:
So what is the most stable nightly so far? I want to update my girlfriends phone which is on rc1 atm. I have a evo 4g so I can't test and she don't want me spending a whole lot of time on her phone. Thanks!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] churro7:
so browsers are still choppy as hell?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] GeezyAF:
Run the latest. More times they are stable than not.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] GeezyAF:
Browsers have always been choppy. Its the way android handles them. Use Opera, which is supposed to be the "fastest" browser.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] obsanity:
+1 for opera mini
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] darxiiide:
+ another 1 opera

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[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
use opera (i use mobile, not mini) and scroll around a page. then go test any other browser. then you can remove those quotation marks and "supposed to be" ;)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] info[]box1:
Build box got something baking in the oven.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Esteway.619:
Like what??
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] info[]box1:
Just a few commits to build #96 via change log. That was really a bump bump post haha.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] styckx:
Off topic. When did Sprint finally improve their 3G speeds? I only go to 3G when out of 4G coverage and haven't attempted to use it other than the bare basics because it was painfully slow and near useless for streaming music, slingplayer etc.

Today, on a whim didn't use 4G at work and noticed 3G speed was actually... Fastish. Once something impossible I tried streaming Slingplayer on my ride home from work and shockingly it actually streamed with no stutter. For most of the year this was impossible and would skip, stutter and lose connections.

Did I miss some news about Sprint actually doing something about their 3G speeds?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] p-slim:
I agree, when I stream Netflix on 3G it streams in hq with no problems. That's when I realized something happened
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] MrDrumngun:
I just flashed the latest nightly via recovery and even wiped cache and dalvik cache but it is stuck on the boot animation. What to do?

update: NVM!!! It's been a while since I have done this and I forgot to do the factory reset. First time screwing with the Nexus S since my EVO.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] decalex:
U can always pull battery, boot up into Clockwork recovery, Advanced, Fix Permissions, Reboot. See if that works. Otherwise, reflash it.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] MrDrumngun:
I love the screen capture option from pushing the power button.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] darxiiide:
Yup, lmao my buddy was bragging about his srceen shot app the other day and I was like "I have that... on my power menu lol" it made him so jealous cause they only have cm6 for his phone lol and it doesn't have that

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[Nexus S 4G Android Development] info[]box1:
Hopefully the next build is 2.3.6
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Jorge330823:
Lol same thing happened first time I flashed on my nexus too. I just got overly excited and forgot to wipe caches.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] decalex:
Has the source been released yet?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] MrDrumngun:
CM7.1 RC1 is kind of slow compared to stock. My governor is On Demand and clocked to 1000Mhz. It's just laggy and slow. My battery life is worst than stock too. I'm running Netarchy Kernel BFS for 2.3.4 Are there any suggestions?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
Use a different kernel (and use CFS)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] GeezyAF:
Get rid of adw. Its slow on everything. I haven't had much luck with netarchy for performance or battery life. I'd suggest matrix or Trinity.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] styckx:
Agreed. ADW is awful. Been using GoLauncher for months now since LauncherPro was abandoned. Nice and stable and better than LauncherPro ever was.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] MrDrumngun:
I've been using Launcher Pro. I never liked ADW. I always use LP on what ever phone I have. I guess I'll try Matrix or Trinity Kernel.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] info[]box1:
Does anyone has the zip to remove adw and install stock launcher?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dazednconfused:
I love ADW. I do have the paid version, but It works great for me. I've tried all there others but I guess it just works well with my phone. Guess all phones react different though.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] p-slim:
The stock Gingerbread launcher can be found in the market. Use root explorer or titanium backup to remove adw
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Maximilian Mary:
Here's the stock launcher.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] GeezyAF:
Adw.ex is completely different than adw. I use ex, its great.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] info[]box1:
Perfect haha thanks Max
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Whosdaman:
Y has there not been any new updates since the 31st?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] T.C.P:
Maybe buildbot is down? Or it keeps failing updates for our phone
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] info[]box1:
The last two times we had a dry spell with cm7 nightlies was (a) switch from 234 to 235 (b) they released "Crespo4g RC1".

Edit: oh yeah one dry spell was due to build bot being down.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] TheBurgh:
Just came back to cm7 after running a few others. Once we get a new nightly is it better to only wipe cache and dalvik and flash over current or should you start with a clean install?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] info[]box1:
If your coming from another ROM other than cm7 nighties, you need to do a full wipe.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] TheBurgh:
I just flashed #95. It is safe to flash the next nightly directly over #95 after a cache and dalvik wipe?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dazednconfused:
yes thats how I do it. Even if I am going to CM7 RC1 or one of the CM kangs, that is all that I wipe have no problems.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] TheBurgh:
Dazed........Thanks for the info.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] BlackHawkA4:
Can someone quickly tell me how to get the right Google Talk on my phone with video chat? I just flashed CM7 and it's the one thing bugging me. Everything else is up and running.

I tried copying the apk from my stock backup and installing but that didn't work, lol.

Thanks.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] info[]box1:
You need the unofficial gapps from the OP.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] darxiiide:
Does anybody know when the next nightly will be released?

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[Nexus S 4G Android Development] info[]box1:
I'm sure nobody here has a clue. We're all here checking the change log/download page every hour.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] MrDrumngun:
FTR the Matrix kernel is so much better than the Netarchy kernel. Talk about smooth and fluid. No lag and fantastic performance. Benchmark scores are outrageous even without being overclocked.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] edd247:
This one i believe is official and gtalk video works great for me:

http://goo-inside.me/gapps/gapps-gb-20110729-signed.zip
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] rougegoat:
Launcher pro wasn't abandoned. The dev is rewriting it from scratch to make it more efficient. It is currently based around the stock launcher, so the rewrite is from the ground up. Why post minor updates now if you know the big update you're working on will throw all the tiny ones out the window?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] BlackHawkA4:
Nice, thanks.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] info[]box1:
I think the gapps-gb-20110613-signed.zip are still the official one. I would flash the gapps-gb-20110613-signed.zip from the OP, then flash the gapps-gb-20110828-newtalk-signed.zip over it.

It extracts the old gtalk and replace it with the new gtalk. I flashed it yesterday in recovery and read the log. Well hope that helps a little.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] p-slim:
I use this gapps, it's updated with the latest gapps as well as has the video gtalk and fixes the messaging split

http://db.tt/69okLsS
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] blizzake:
this is why I love cm7 and matrix

1200 mhz performance I get much better battery this way no idea why.... And awesome voodoo screen settings...
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Swayyy:
This looks like horrible battery life to me, Considering you charged it in the middle. If you look at that graph at the top.. It goes UP in the middle.. You charged it.... Maybe you uploaded the wrong picture?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Davidsr1127:
Ok... Please don't flame me for this! I am new to Nexus S 4G coming Htc Evo 4G... But I have the 95 nightly (just rooted today, only ROM I've tried) and my battery life is dropping dramatically and I seem to not be able to connect to Wifi anymore :confused: Are these known issues or am I being a complete noob and missing something that is completely obvious?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Maximilian Mary:
Give it a few days to rebuild the batterystats, and see if it gets better.

Try rebooting in airplane mode.

I'm trying to track the wifi issue. Did you

1 have an active wifi connection

2 reboot directly to recovery

3 wipe cache / data / system

4 reboot directly to system after flashing?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Davidsr1127:
Thanks for the quick reply...

1. Yes, my Wifi is working with the other phones in the house.

2. Yes, I wiped my cache/ data/ system when I flashed the ROM. And right after flashing the ROM I flashed GAPPS than I rebooted.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Charm8er:
I am trying you flash but can't into recovery. I just get a triangle and have to do a battery pull.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Maximilian Mary:
Ok.

I think one of the following may keep this from recurring:

Turn wifi, 4g, & bluetooth off before flashing if any if them might have an active connection.

Wash your hands after wiping. Power down to make sure it's clean.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] info[]box1:
That sounds like you don't have a custom recovery installed on your phone.

Edit: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=17300587

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[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Esteway.619:
Sounds more like he's going into download mode. How are booting or trying to boot to recovery
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Jorge330823:
If there's no recovery he can go into rom manager and flash latest clockwork mod even if it says its up to date. I had a similar issue today. I couldn't get into recovery to flash a kernel and I was going to unroot and reroot but I tried that as one last shred of hope before unrooting and it worked flawlessly
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Esteway.619:
Yes that too. I had that issue and a few reflashes from rom manager worked. But he stated he was getting a yellow triangle. That's download mode. Lol.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] MrDrumngun:
If I'm on RC1 can I flash nightly 95 with just wiping the caches and no factory reset therefore keeping all of my apps etc.?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Jorge330823:
Not recommended....at all. Just do titanium backup of your apps and restore them after flash
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Davidsr1127:
Alright thanks!! Didn't know about keeping off those active connections before flashing!! Oh and thanks for reminding me to wash my hands, LMBO!!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Jorge330823:
Oh yeah....well force a recovery via cmd prompt on windows
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Jorge330823:
Don't forget to get behind your ears while your at it!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Davidsr1127:
Oh sorry... Two more questions.

1. Should I put my Wifi sleep policy to never?

2. Should I put the action to my end button as put phone to sleep? I haven't used Cyanogen since my Hero, lol... And that used to be a problem with battery usage.