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[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bigtoysrock:
Why do people keep asking when a release is coming!? It will be here when its here! Its widely known that you don't ask devs for an eta.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Igotsanevo4g:
How goes the wifi bubby, I understand the problem was getting a IP address to be assigned?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] willverduzco:
"Coming Soon" ROM releases are generally not allowed here. I am temporarily closing this thread until a version is ready to be made available to the community.

Bubby323: Once you are ready to release the ROM, please PM me and I will promptly re-open the thread.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Igotsanevo4g:
waiting for the link ;)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] ancilary:
hope it will come for nexus S too
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] LoveisPeace2012:
Awesome news!!!!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] GeezyAF:
I seriously check this thread and NexusSense every hour, hoping for some update from either dev.

I'm too anxious for either ROM to be functional.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bigtoysrock:
Same here. Last night I tried kingsrom, oxygen, ice and fire. I believe I tried them all just in one day! Ice and fire is nice, data seems slow though. Is it bad if your driving down the road flashing a rom on your way to ikea!? LOL

Sticking with decks for now.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
DO NOT FLASH THIS.

Shooting_Stars_Alpha_Build1.zip

This build is only for developers to fix the updater-script.

If you do fix it, or need to contact me my gTalk is geek.preston@gmail.com.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bigtoysrock:
You do realize someone out there is gonna flash this and screw everything up! LOL since it seems some people don't read or follow instructions.

BTW, I can't wait! AOSP right?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
HEY GUIZ I FLASH AND IT NO WORKEY! HERP DErP :( :( :'(

damn this is a big ROM. I'm gonna look at the updater-script but god damn lol I forgot how bloated Sense was... oh well I'd still like to try it.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] SA-07:
Of course they are bloated Lol

Sense roms are like 50+ mb lol
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dblkspecial:
Damn I hope this rom is up n running soon. Lol
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] TheDub:
Downloading now to take a look at your script issues...

Few questions is this Sense 3.0 from an Evo 3D or the more practical Sense 2.x-ish from the original Evo or Incredible?

Sense 3.0 I don't think will boot on our phones. Not enough RAM.

If the script is fixed is this ... bootable?

*I am an Epic refuge so I have the NS4G to test on and I'll help you in any way I can... but I don't know much about Kernel development.

EDIT: Re-read the post to find that this is Sense 3.0 from the 3D. (That explains the MASSIVE 400MB ROM). I encourage you to try and see what you can do, however, an Evo 3D on a fresh boot is using 500-600MB of RAM, we only have 384 after 128 is given to the GPU. I just don't know if it can run on that, and if it does manage to boot I don't think it will run well enough to really be a usable product.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
The updater script looks good to me. Have you tried flashing the images with fastboot?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Igotsanevo4g:
Exactly why im for the sense 2.1+adding 3.0 features route. But hey im down to try and help for whatever :)

Im going to talk to a friend about the updater script then add the nexussense boot img / fiddle with some stuff and use dirty tricks too see if i can get anything to boot tomorrow, wish me luck lol.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] TheDub:
At what point does the script fail? What errors are presented? It looks ok to me... it's late and I have a full day of work tomorrow so I don't want to go through the whole backup flash, possibly break stuff, and have to work for any amount of time restoring so I can't try.

I mean... it looooks ok. Only comments would be on a ROM of this nature that is a major android system change formatting /data would be a good idea just to be safe.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
yeah I noticed that as well, I mean for updates after the first version won't need that, but if someone is too stupid to wipe they might complain about it not booting. then again, they probably shouldn't be using this rom.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Igotsanevo4g:
Not sure, its still downloading lol. I just assumed something had too be wrong with it because bubby said so :p

I should have a chance tomorrow to peek into it and see whats up, but for today im pretty beat from work haha.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
I don't see anything that could f**k up the phone, so I'm gonna nandroid and flash this. I'll report back. I'd like to test the ROM so I'm gonna flash from fastboot if the script fails.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] TheDub:
package_extract_file("system/bin/verify_cache_partition_size.sh", "/tmp/verify_cache_partition_size.sh");
set_perm(0, 0, 0777, "/tmp/verify_cache_partition_size.sh");
run_program("/tmp/verify_cache_partition_size.sh");

There is an error here. This is from CM7's install script it appears however in your ROM's filesystem /system/bin/verify_cache_partition_size.sh doesn't exist.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
Flash went fine, I'm at the Google screen now. I don't think it is booting though (or there is no boot screen)

yeah it's not booting
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] TheDub:
Fixed the error I found in the script and again the install went fine... Stuck on the Google screen.

Being stuck on the Google screen is a dead giveaway that the Kernel isn't working properly.

Yep no ADB even. Bad kernel.

Thank god for Nandroid ;)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
yeah no device found in adb... doesn't sense need a special kernel???

flashed a different kernel and I'm at the htc boot screen... keeps reloading after that.

did you edit anything for the device at all? lol.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Igotsanevo4g:
Try fastbooting the kernel from nexussense?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
good idea, i'll give it a go.

i can't seem to find the kernel in the rom zip...
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] swamp goblin:
hey bubby i'd be interested in helpin.

i came from the evo and i got motoblur (pos) booting on that so i kinda know what im doin with this porting thing lol..

as some others have said in here already i think it would be smarter to even take the nexussense and get that working on the cdma nexus s, all that really needs fixing is the signal, and use that to work on a sense 3.0 port.. i mean for this your gonna need to work out the kernel, get the right drivers going along with your kernel, and yeah it would be easier if we had a solid sense base to work with
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
yeah NexusSense has data working on the GSM build now. I'd base it off that.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Igotsanevo4g:
Holy cow that's awesome! Lucky SOB's!!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
yeah seriously...

I had this ROM booting but kept getting system fc. This was with matrix bfs kernel, the nexus sense kernel wouldn't work right.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Igotsanevo4g:
Weird, nexussense boots off that kernel.

Also a sense 3.0 port would have to be resized from qhd. Just saying.....
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] swamp goblin:
thats a very good point.. im takin a look at a port that we had for the evo, its sense 2.x gingerbread, but it has sense 3.0 parts cooked in.. its late so im just gonna try some dirty porting with the nexussense stuff, maybe if im lucky something will boot.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
You have nexus sense booting on the 4G? I get the device in adb but never get past the Google screen
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Igotsanevo4g:
Yeah you need to boot into safemode for the ns4g.

@Swap goblin is it synergy you're talking about?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] apreichner:
You need to make sure with whatever kernel you use. You modify the bootclasspath (in the init.rc) and replace it with the one from the Sense kernel. Also find the shutdown animation string from the sense kernel and add it to the NS kernel.

It's not as simple as just popping in a new kernel. The init.rc tells the kernel what frameworks to load up, if you aren't loading up the HTC frameworks, it wont work. I suggest starting basic, try using the CM7.1 kernel first as the base.

When I get some time I'll try throwing together a port of the GSM version and see how it works out.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
The kernel in the build I posted as a download was from NexusSense. I'm compiling one specific for the NS4G now. Did you guys really get data working?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
It's booting!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
I/ServiceManager( 154): Waiting for service media.audio_policy...

The ROM boots with the new boot.img I compiled, but hangs in the logcat on the above code. I'm looking into it now. I just can't believe it actually boots.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
I attached the new boot.img if anybody wants to see that it is actually booting. :)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
The audio drivers are from the Evo if I remember right so it wouldn't be the same as for the Nexus audio components. So ill just have to switch the drivers out in the ROM and reflash it. Ill work on it some more when I get home from my church pool party. Im stoked to see it actually booting. It normally takes countless tries to get it even booting.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
(facepalm)

of course, I was working on it at 1am... and I haven't made ROMs since WM... (and I never released them, I just used them for myself)... but I'd like to get into this again. ;)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
we'll see who get's that done first ;)

probably not gonna be me... just got an email from work LOL
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] swamp goblin:
Now I'm excited to get home from work and mess with this, when you said it boots, do you mean the audio lib causes it to bootloop, or where is it at?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
It literally boots. No bootloops it anything.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] apreichner:
Well there's a couple reasons why my kernel wouldn't work... For one thing its a kernel for the NS GSM. For another thing, you are using a different rom base. Not all HTC roms are the same so the bootclasspath could be different. You have to keep an eye on that.

Let me know if data/cell works for you guys.

Good work!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
If you have a minute hop on gTalk. :)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dblkspecial:
Can this be flashed from recovery?? And does it actually work? I've wanted a sense rom for the longest time
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bigtoysrock:
They are still working on it. OP posted not to flash.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dblkspecial:
I wish I had the brain smarts to help out lol. All I know how to do is flash roms lol
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] pewipo123:
yea..i can root and flash like a pro..but i wish i knew how to program...
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] LordLugard:
I'm 15, and a freshman in Highschool. I actively develop apps for iOS, Android, and WebOS, as well as themes, roms, and kernels among many phones. I've made a couple of deals on the Marketplace that all went through successfully.

OMG, you're 15 ?!! I.don't.believe.you !! :(
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] SA-07:
I'm 15 hahaha. Get it? "Math - KID" lol
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] amehdi43:
^^ Lol, I get it ! :P
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Igotsanevo4g:
Wow they are really kicking ass on the GSM port! holy cow.

Hopefully they can help us 4G's users when they're done :D
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] pewipo123:
cant wait to see this 190% working...go devs!!!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] JewishMatt:
Can't wait for this! Sense is the only non-stock ROM I like!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dblkspecial:
I love sense lol
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] sigaiser:
I am really not trying to be an *ss, but if you guys all love sense so much, why did you buy a stock Android phone?

I am not seeing your logic...
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Brutus2TheMax:
Sometimes you gotta sacrifice things for other things and being most of the 4G users here bought or upgraded when the 4G came out, it was sprints best phone... There's logic behind it, just gotta think.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
do you have another suggestion on Sprint???
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] sigaiser:
EVO, or 3D come to mind...both of which on paper have the same or in most all cases, better hardware than our nexus.

Again, not trying to be argumentative because I flash roms too, but to get away from manufacturer interfaces. In my mind, if I wanted a sense based phone, I would buy one, not hack something together that had bugs and doesn't work properly.

But seriously, and I say this wholeheartedly, to each his own. Just wanted to hear some reasoning.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
evo is bigger/slower/bad battery life (even on stock android)

evo 3d is ugly and the 3d on it is just stupid and looks horrible.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Brutus2TheMax:
Heard that! The 3D looks like the 3D basketball cards where when you run your finger against them it makes a zippy noise hahaha
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
I've changed the base rom to the original Evo, which means there will be alot less problems getting everything working, and you still get sense 2.0.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dblkspecial:
Any idea when this'll be released??
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
I could put out a date but I don't want to get any hopes up. I'm still working on getting it past the lockscreen I started again an hour ago with the new base, so we will see.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Igotsanevo4g:
Th evo isnt on sense 2.0, its on 1.0 stock lol. Or do you mean youre going to try to port a 2.0 evo port like synergy?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] empiire:
Ouch bro, the 3D is actually pretty badass if you know what you're doing and know how to align it.

Then again it also shreds the Nexus so what do I know? Lol.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] empiire:
Anyways, I'd be willing to help dev this and help you get stuff moved, working, etc. Just let me know if I can help you at all.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dblkspecial:
Damn I can't wait to have a sense rom lol
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
I got it booting, I forgot it was sense 1.0, guess I should look into getting 2.0 on here. The port is booting past the lockscreen into the system, I can watch movies, play music, look at pictures in the gallery, and send text messages (I believe.), but alot of it is broken.

What is broken.

WiFi

GPS (Might be working.)

3G

Camera

Bluetooth

MMS

4G

I'm going to keep working on it, just a progress update, I'll upload a version for you guys later on to look at. :)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] madeincanon:
I'd gladly help out with testing! Wish I could help on the developing side of it though :( Sadly, I'm not quite versed in the Android ecosystem yet.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Igotsanevo4g:
Cool man, even if you get sense 1.0 working it will be nifty and make it easier for a 2.1 port :D
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dblkspecial:
Can't wait lol
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
Wifi should be working now.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] apreichner:
I will give any assistance necessary to see this build up and running. Good work!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] amehdi43:
Well Done! Thanks Alot bubby323 and apreichner! I will also try to help.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] smoothone:
A Sense 2.1 port is were the effort should be put into. I have offered to help. I will gladly look at it when you put something up.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
Let me see what I can get done here in the next couple of hours, and I'll upload a build for people who want to help out, then we can all commit and lgo what we change to get things to work, which should make it easier to port over sense 2.0, and 3 if we see the need.

The system partition on the NS4G and I assume the NS too is 899mb (1GB) so any rom we throw at it should boot without syslinks from data like we were doing before. Super Wave, the original Evo port, is booting all from the system partition right now just fine with over 500mb free of system.

Another option would be to get a multiboot rom set up while this ROM is still in development so if something isn't working in the Sense rom that you need to work, you just boot into another ROM, be it stock or cyanogenmod. That shouldn't be too hard, since supercurio has all the commits on his github for projectvoodoo. :)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
Got a port from the Evo Shift 4G working on the NS4G already.

Everything is the same as far as what works and what doesn't, wifi turns on and scans, but it's not picking any networks up yet, I assume it's the driver.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Igotsanevo4g:
That's awesome dude! All aboard the 2.1 train :D

Don't hesitate if you need testers ;)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
I just need to get WiFi working, otherwise the coolness factor wears off fast. :P
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Igotsanevo4g:
amen man haha.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] amehdi43:
I'm looking toward to it. Good work! Once this gets up and runninv, ill buy you a huge beer. ;)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dblkspecial:
I will too lol
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] apreichner:
I just got my sneaky hands on a copy of this rom and did some edits. Hopefully wifi and data will work, but I have no clue, gotta wait for the OP to test.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dblkspecial:
Hopefully it gets released soon lol
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
This tester is waiting for his dropbox folders to sync. :)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
I don't know if anybody realized it but the Epic 4G has almost all the same components as the NS4G, so touchwiz might just find it's way to the NS for nostalgic purposes. :P
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
I love 7 lb bags of Skittles. :P
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] tids2k:
This is brilliant bews. I hope we will get it booting on Samsung Galaxy S II. SOOOOOOOOON.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] GeezyAF:
Maybe that could be your next project after this is stable. :)

I got donation money put aside for this project first.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] amehdi43:
Nice! I really appreciate the fact that you are putting your time in this Tom to help 4g users. Thanks.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
Nothing like working on data and WiFi at 1 in the morning. :D
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Igotsanevo4g:
Nothing like reading about a sense port being worked on at 1 in the morning, actually. :D
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] kijp15:
Nothing like.... Nothing like.... hmmm... what should I say?

:thinking: ahah.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] snooogins:
Nothing like anticipating the son i've wanted to try since I bought nexus!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
Nothing like data working for GSM and being a pain in the butt to get the same fix working on CDMA. WiFi finally scans for hotspots to connect to, but gets stuck on 'obtaining IP address...'.

What's still broken?

WiFi (technically)

Data

Camera

Bluetooth

4G

MMS

What does work? (Just to add a brighter side to it all. :D)

SMS

Calling

Voicemail

Hardware Acceleration

Sensors

Audio

Video

Music

Bubby323 needs some shut eye, but he will once again be right back up in the morning ready to work on the port. ;D
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] tunx:
a p p l a u s e ... kudos on the work so far !!!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] amehdi43:
try a battery pull. That usually fixes the optaining ip address problem.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
hey what about giving it a static IP?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] kevlars9:
Hey I really appreciate your hard work. Thank-you!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dblkspecial:
Any updates yet?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] GeezyAF:
Bubby's last post is an update.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] samuel2706:
Brilliant work pal
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
Thank you! :D Samuel here is being such a kind gentleman in helping me figure out my issues...the ones with the port anyways. ;P

Should see some more progress by the end of the day. I'm feeling quite productive.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] amehdi43:
Hey Bubby323, would you say that we will have a build in a few days?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dblkspecial:
I hope so lol
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] BrianDigital:
I am excited cause its it would be cool if these guys got it working 100% as a proof of concept, maybe you shouldn't post in here if this does not concern you
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Igotsanevo4g:
Have the daily update for us? :D
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] oddfuturejoey:
I just came here from an Evo, and this is amazing :) Will definitely donate :)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] anirudh.pullela:
Maybe once you're done here you could make it run for us GSM users as well. :)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1034130
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] anirudh.pullela:
It ran into issues. Ofcourse the dev is still working on it but it's the version of sense on the desire s. This one here is from the EVO3D. :)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] djkdawg:
can we get some screen shoots ?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] oddfuturejoey:
bump bumpity bump? :/
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
yeah, google "htc sense"

lol
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
???

it's working a lot better than this ROM is as the last status update.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] apreichner:
If i'm not mistaken he has changed builds since the thread was started. I think it is now based on an Evo4G Gingerbread ROM.

Afaik the developer of this rom is currently working on fixing some IP issues with wifi, and trying to get a data connection. I am currently trying to help, but we are both busy people with different projects we are working on and school.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Igotsanevo4g:
I think the base is on evo shift for sense 2.1.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
Yes sir.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] oddfuturejoey:
Any news for us bros?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dblkspecial:
Haven't heard any news in a bit...any luck?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Maximilian Mary:
Bubby, I'd like to take a stab at 3G, etc. Could you shoot me a link to your latest build?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] oddfuturejoey:
Bubby im available for alpha beta rc1 testing or whatever you need
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dblkspecial:
Updates?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bubby323:
School started back today. I will be working on this more this weekend. Possibly get out a preview.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dblkspecial:
Ok thank ya :)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] shabbypenguin:
[random question asking about updates because there hasnt been an update in teh past 2 hours]

guys hes 15, school, cleaning his room, scraping his acne so that he can web chat with his WOW gf.. these things take time. time away from devving. :P

take my word on it, ive worked with bubby before. dude is an absolute scatter brain. but he tries very hard ;) hell get it done when he can ;P
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bigtoysrock:
LMAO that's awesome.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Igotsanevo4g:
You just gonna let him talk to you like that bubby?! Beat his ass sea bass!

;)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
hahahaha

being 15 sucked
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] pewipo123:
i farted!!!..... ooops.... wow 15?... maybe we should all get together and work on it. im sure we could come up with something!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] SA-07:
Being 15 rocks! But my birthday is coming up soon ;)