yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Motorola Photon 4G] tetrabyt:
I couldn't disagree with you more. that was one of the things I like about this phone. the look takes it away from the usual design. but I agree, it's all about marketing. I didn't even know this phone exsisted until I got to the store. I had an epic 4g before and was tired of the galaxy S line. so I chose the photon over the epic 4g touch and Have never regretted it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
+1 brotha!
[Motorola Photon 4G] R2DeeTard:
Beat me too it, Shabby. This guy is annoying as hell, never has anything constructive to add to the forum, and gripes about everything. NOMIOMI, this is to you... shut up.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ORam78:
Please don't feed the trolls.....
[Motorola Photon 4G] MedicStuder:
Development is far from dead. Myself along with a handful of people are learning. Nothing happens over night. Everything takes time. Rather then complain maybe we should focus on what this site is about. IMHO this site is about development and learning how to do it. Myself is starting with theming then move into ROM development. Honestly I am happy with the ROMS we have. Yes we are missing cm and miui but like I said things take time. So like it was said in a thread I started about getting into theming, if you don't see it make it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] rruss:
That used to matter until sprint said they are killing wimax so I don't give a **** about 4g only a handful of people get it so I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way
[Motorola Photon 4G] rbeavers:
Motoraola is your Fathers phone, and not seen as New.

Maybe Google, Verison and the Razer can sex it up.

In MHO, and as a father that still has his old Star Tac.
[Motorola Photon 4G] sjamie:
I LOVE the flattened corners! It makes it more sexy and sets it apart from the others.
[Motorola Photon 4G] lojak29:
Sorry to dissapoint but samsung may as well close shop and just market theyre amoled screens to htc and motorola..they have the worst radios/signal ever known to plague a phone and render it useless.. and a shame too!

The photon hands down is the best out .. just needs more marketing and more xda development..

A phone is purchased to be able to use...unlike samsung where you are dealing with LOS.. with the phenominal radio.. and speeds of this phone it wont be long before people catch on to it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] sjamie:
Due to the numerous random reboots my phone experiences, I was actually thinking about "trying" the Epic Touch until I saw this thread about the LOS issue.

http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/368650

So, it's either keeping trying to make my MoPho stable or venture off to the dark side with Siri. I don't want a 3.5" screen nor do I want to spend a lot of time learning a whole new ecosystem. Well, I guess I am spending a lot of time working on this sexy MoPho, huh? :confused:

Decisions... decisions... decisions...
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
Have you checked your battery connections? Is your phone over heating? Are you past your warranty period? Have you tried factory reset? Have you tried a new ROM? That many reboots must bee frustrating as ****. Don't go to the dark side!
[Motorola Photon 4G] kennypow3rs:
Just make sprint give you a replacement device you have a 1 year manufacturer warranty and should have one with sprint also.
[Motorola Photon 4G] sjamie:
What's the best way to check my battery connections? I've reseated the battery numerous times. It seems to be connected well. There is no wiggle room and the phone reboots even when sitting still on a table for hours. There's no way the battery could be physically disconnecting from the metal contacts.

Overheating - Not that I'm aware of. Most of the time it happens, nothing is even running.

Factory reset - YES!

New ROM - Not yet - Which one do you recommend?

Dark side - Don't want to but can't deal with this too much longer. I have a business to run.

This is my 2nd replacement and I'm dealing with the same issues. I haven't even restored all of my apps yet so I don't think it is an app issue.
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
Hmm...I really like Joker's Skinny ROM some people like Magnifier ROM. I actually had a random reboot yesterday, but think it was only because my phone was starting to heat up, 95F and I have setcpu underclock it to 750mhz and I undervolt...not too sure..but after it cooled down, no problems..I've only had 2 random reboots since I've had my phone.
[Motorola Photon 4G] sjamie:
I am SO jealous!!!

Does joker's Skinny ROM cause the phone to overheat if I don't oc and undervolt?

What do you like about this ROM?
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
It really shouldn't. I think 95f isn't really even over heating...some other phones heart to 110+...i don't think other people are having problems with jokers ROM s...i think it was just my setting that caused it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
What i like about it:

Current, fast, small
[Motorola Photon 4G] sjamie:
Any new features added? Is it really worth losing 4G?
[Motorola Photon 4G] kennypow3rs:
Nothing out right now is worth losing 4G not even ice cream sandwich. 3G is so poor in my area 4G is all I have. I tether at times so I'm not touching anything that kills 4G with a 10ft pole.
[Motorola Photon 4G] kennypow3rs:
Also very sorry you're having issues with this awesome device. Not to brag or rub it in but my device has been flawless. Its so perfect that at times I find myself looking for **** to complain about but I can't find anything. (Stock rooted, not unlocked). I feel your pain though I had 4 evo 3D's before switching to the photon and i couldn't be happier.
[Motorola Photon 4G] sjamie:
Wanna trade? :D

I do hope I resolve this problem. Otherwise, I am extremely happy with this phone's features, call quality and construction!
[Motorola Photon 4G] Kcarpenter:
Why are there 33 replies to this post, is there a dead horse somewhere we are trying to beat?
[Motorola Photon 4G] MedicStuder:
Lmao...i forgot my stick
[Motorola Photon 4G] rrmzr1:
That's exactly how i felt until i got this phone. With stock pulled kernal i get no Los at all. Too bad man.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
Yes, dumb horse. Btw temps for cpu shouldnt go above 60° celsius. But it reboots itself when it gets too hot. I had to use a heater while listening to pandora while playing a thd game to overheat just to test that, while overclocked overvolted at 1.4
[Motorola Photon 4G] MedicStuder:
U sure r working the heck out this phone. We r grateful u r here. Thanks.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
If you do manage to overheat the phone it falls in love with 750
[Motorola Photon 4G] sjamie:
What is the best way to monitor the temp of the cpu?
[Motorola Photon 4G] deedscreen:
This phone has a lot of issues, and I am not liking it at the moment. It has great potential if Motorola fixes the issues.

Please check this XDA thread link out, I need your help.
[Motorola Photon 4G] levk:
Lack of an unlocked bootloader seriously hurts. I'm probably going to move on to something else as soon as I'm up for upgrade next summer just because of the bootloader. Hardware-wise it's great; I have no issues, complaints, or even suggestions. Well maybe an a-band wifi radio, but now I'm just nitpicking.
[Motorola Photon 4G] coolqf:
The phone always closes Skype after a few minutes of voice calls and Hulu doesn't work on the phone. Whenever people ask me about the phone, I tell them it's great, but warn them about the Skype/Hulu limitations. Honestly, they're annoying limitations... My EPIC 4G did a better job, AND it's a Samsung phone... Yes, I went there :p
[Motorola Photon 4G] Puzzlegal:
I get about one a month. Not enough to worry about it, especially since it reboots in about 2 minutes. I've also had the "sleep of death, but only once since the last OTA upgrade. In general, I'm finding this phone very stable and reliable. I didn't have any interest in third-party ROMs until ICS came out. Now I find myself hoping that we get it, and not sure if either Motorola or the development community is going to do that.

Pretty please?
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
Ahh man this phone is easily the best phone ive EVER owned period.

It all comes down to marketing...i think sprint really missed an opportunity to reach out to a different market segment. The phone seemed to be geared towards business-class folk. But take a look at that Japanese commercial i posted. Anyone can use this beast of a phone. It's powerful, fast, and functional for everyday use. I have to give apple props for marketing one phone that people from all segments want, regardless of age, gender, or life stage, or occupation. Lots of lessons to be learned here by sprint and Moto.
[Motorola Photon 4G] eltano07:
Very complicated to make changes I guess...I have been trying to get mms on metro pcs for ages now, and no one seems to care enough to work on it...evo 3d/4g samsung, etc a breese to flash over to metro...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sookieball:
So ill admit.

I am an advanced and knowledgeable noob.

And I am very capable of soft bricking and fixing my own problems usually

But the only thing iI haven't learned.

Is kernel management.

I don't understand VERY WELL how to tweak setcpu

To extend battery life and maintain good performance.

I use profiles to underclock while screens off.

While battery is low, and while charging.

But I don't get what the voltages option menu is about...

So I was searching a "how to" tutorial on the process and terms and what not.

And found one that was as useless as an ass hole on an an elbow. (Kill bill joke)

Anyhelp?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] al_madd:
Dont use setcpu...use nstools from market and it is free..

Nexus s custom kernel will usually will drain morr battery if you use profile..

If you want to get stability,good battery life,my advise is...flash custom kernel(ex. Matr1x) dont UV, use gov lazy or ondemand,minfreq 400mhz,maxfreq 1000.dont use profile..for now just disable deep idle...believe me..after 3 battery cycle.

You will get good battery life...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sookieball:
How do you enable deep idle? I thought that was a set by default thing?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shockem:
Just use Matrix kernel and you wont have to worry a thing, definately gave me good battery life. Good luck:D
[Nexus S General] seekis:
Was snooping around the Nexus S General (now moved to Nexus S Dev) section and found and flashed this. Works great!

+++ I AM NOT TAKING ANY CREDIT FOR THIS AS I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ITS CREATION. +++

+++ All credit goes to kwiboo for this amazing rom. Please thank him for his amazing work. +++

+++Photos+++

+++ORIGINAL THREAD+++

[ROM][AOSP] ICS build for Nexus S - v2 [WIP]

+++DOWNLOADS+++

v1

WIFI patch (flash with v1)

Fix for 'Roaming Indicator Off'

v2

Kernels that seem to work fine:

Matr1x

franco.Kernel

GLaDOS​

Want to try, but don't know how? ACS member qbking77 decided to take that extra step and provide a how to video-tutorial on the subject.

Due to many users having problems with wifi/calls/reboots, I decided to post what I did and what seems to work. I am using TWRP not CWM, but I'm guessing the menus are very similar.

+++V2 Install Instructions:+++

Boot into your recovery of choice

Navigate to: Advanced Menu>Format Menu

Format /System

Format /Data

Format /Cache

Back to Advanced Menu

Back to Main Menu

Install Zip

Choose Zip Files To Flash

Select v2 Rom and Fix for 'Roaming Indicator Off'

Wipe Dalvik and Cache

Flash Zips Now

Reboot to System

If that doesn't solve your problem, XDA user blacknet101 found these instructions to do the trick.

Change your carrier text (where it says Sprint on the notification drop down) to what ever you want. Courtesy of XDA member fergie716.
[Nexus S General] sookieball:
Yeah I don't get why its not in development either. I tried it too. Pretty stable.
[Nexus S General] decalex:
Ya weird that it isn't in here. You know if 4G is working?
[Nexus S General] p3tr0s:
Downloading now.... will report back... I'm skeptical about the 4g working though.
[Nexus S General] JohnCorleone:
I can't download from the link..what's the trick here? Says its his first XDA post so couldn't post in development but I can't click on the multiupload link....wtf???EDIT....nevermind...figured it out. Downloading now. Looks like an all nighter for me
[Nexus S General] jimisdad:
I just copied and pasted the link( multiupload.com/WLXALMEMW9) and it worked. DLing now.
[Nexus S General] JohnCorleone:
I highlighted it and opened in new window....heard its good though. Painfully slow download here
[Nexus S General] jcaicedo82:
Been running this for an hour....runs perfect love it (aside from the known issues) its awesome
[Nexus S General] p3tr0s:
Runs stable but I couldn't find any 4g settings. I'm guessing its not there yet. Ended up reverting back to 2.3.7 after my phone overheated. Ill mess with it more later in the week when I have more time. Looks really good though!
[Nexus S General] JohnCorleone:
No overheating here. Definitely a different experience than the SDK port. Still trying to determine if Wifi patch works. Word prediction on keyboard is impressive. Looks amazing to me
[Nexus S General] batting1000:
Love this ROM. Don't use 4G so it's not a deal breaker for me. Works very smooth, especially after changing the CPU governor to performance.

Btw, 4G isn't supposed to work. This is a port of the GNex source code and there aren't specific files for WiMAX since the Nexus S 4g specific source code isn't out yet
[Nexus S General] JohnCorleone:
Can't get screenshots to save. Don't think my memory is full. Have to check here...
[Nexus S General] info[]box1:
Are you using a custom kernel? I haven't heard of overheating issues in a long long time. GL
[Nexus S General] JohnCorleone:
Good old reliable Quickpic...
[Nexus S General] fabulous69:
it's not in the dev part because the developer hasn't enough messages to post in this section.

The ICS ROM post was his first post.

Cheers from 3G section :)
[Nexus S General] zeeraf:
absolutely loving this rom
[Nexus S General] JohnCorleone:
Did anyone go into system settings/Developer Options and enable 2d hardware acceleration? I did and the phone feels faster to me. Edit..can make things not as smooth
[Nexus S General] bnitty:
that's the wifi patch URL? I'm assuming you dl the NS4G URL? is this smoother then Beezy's SDK port?
[Nexus S General] adamw1101:
2 questions. Anyone know how to turn the roam indicator on? And is there away to update g maps?
[Nexus S General] chefdave12118:
Omg. Can't wait to get home from work :) . In your opinion is this a daily guys? I don't have 4g in my area so it no deal breaker for me.
[Nexus S General] corythug:
Yes and yes.

Follow the leader @corythug ;)
[Nexus S General] fergie716:
Yes, wipe everything besides your usb mass storage before flashing. Yes, if you want you can always restore the nandroid backup you made earlier
[Nexus S General] bnitty:
yes you can restore your nandroid & you ALWAYS need to wipe data & dalvik when flashing a new ROM. the only time you do just a dalvik wipe is when you're flashing a newer version of the ROM you're running.

courtesy of my Nexus S 4G running ICS using Tapatalk
[Nexus S General] blacknet101:
ive been running this for 2 1/2 days now and its been perfect! Root Explorer worked for me n never have i had problems w it! and then also, i am able to mouth the USB to my comp and access my files and transfer like normal.

Just a suggestion, head over to the original thread and READ :D and u will find answers. Thats what i did and now things are working better.
[Nexus S General] fergie716:
Yup good advice. I would read the first 20 pages then the last 20. You can also search within the thread
[Nexus S General] mandaman2k:
Exactly, I know HTC Sense roms have this option to automatically activate it or deactivate it.

Is there a way to do it on the AOSP ICS?
[Nexus S General] rochford77:
franco kernel works but i dont see much performance improvement, having bln and voodoo is nice tho. i tried to flash martix v11 but it wont go past the "google" screen.....any ideas? i wiped dalvik and cache, using CWM....
[Nexus S General] JohnCorleone:
I flashed my latest nandroid backup, got kernel to memory, flashed ROM then Wifi fix immediately after, booted and signed in, went back to recovery, flashed the other fix so it says Sprint instead of roam whatever, back to recovery, wiped cache and Data to be safe, flashed kernel and was off and running
[Nexus S General] rjones9902:
Well, i'm good now but thanks for your input!
[Nexus S General] JohnCorleone:
No problem. If someone would be kind enough to PM me when they see v2 go up, I would really appreciate it. I will give you my 5 thanks for the day...lol
[Nexus S General] vertigosrs:
If you're trying to flash the matr1x v11 kernel for gingerbread then it'll never work. As stated in the original post of the ICS rom thread, gingerbread kernels do not work. The only kernels that will work is an actual ics kernel or a gingerbread kernel that has been modified to include the two listed patches to make it work with ics..
[Nexus S General] rochford77:
or really, how?

oh, in the OP it lists 3 kernels that seem to work fine, and martix is one of them. i cant find a ics specific build for martix.....link? i clicked the link in the OP but it just takes me to the matrix v11 thread and that download link takes me to here and the only links on there are v11 cfs anyrom and bfs anyrom......so where is the ics one people are using???:confused:
[Nexus S General] info[]box1:
Im on stock kernel. My inner thoughts: ?Why disturb a good thing, at least not yet.
[Nexus S General] vng10:
anyone have a problem with the lockscreen flashing when pushing the lock button?

i have done a clean wipe like 3 times and restored to an old rom and went from there but it still flashes when i push the lockscreen...

help please?? it was working fine before i flashed francos kernel for ICS.....but it wont go back even after clean wipe
[Nexus S General] waldes:
Wow Google is really onto something! This is the most polished, easiest to use, feature complete stock android ever.
[Nexus S General] qipengart:
Wifi didn't work even with the patch.
[Nexus S General] Mr. Turbofan:
Try it again. It's working for most people. I just wiped everything, flashed the rom, then immediately flashed the wifi patch in the same session. Works fine.
[Nexus S General] fergie716:
Guys I just read the OP at the ICS thread, he's uploading new NS4G Version now! Lol
[Nexus S General] Mr. Turbofan:
V2 now says uploading!

Edit: Fergie, you beat me to it!
[Nexus S General] fergie716:
Lol!
[Nexus S General] JohnCorleone:
that was the problem with the Matrix ICS kernel. Maybe they pulled it. The Franco ICS kernel is working great though.....wait v2 uploading??? This vendor needs to finish his work quick so I can get to my laptop ASAP...
[Nexus S General] jaestreetss:
try manually adding your network

brought to you by my iced out ns4G
[Nexus S General] jaestreetss:
brought to you by my iced out ns4G
[Nexus S General] vng10:
haha i just keep refreshing that thread..... :D:D:D:D:D
[Nexus S General] JohnCorleone:
Did you immediately flash after ROM before first boot? Worked for me 3 times
[Nexus S General] info[]box1:
v2 is up for dl now...

edit: 1 min till my dl is finish
[Nexus S General] vng10:
but i have reflashed the rom numerous times and it still does that... i did get what you had with matr1x on the soft reboot on the lock button but i flashed franco after that realizing what was going on and it hasnt stopped.....

so im just waiting for v2 now lolol
[Nexus S General] treezy26:
V2 IS AVAILABLE!!!

idk how I got here...
[Nexus S General] vng10:
V2 IS UP!!!!!!
[Nexus S General] info[]box1:
im in recovery flashing now haha
[Nexus S General] Mr. Turbofan:
V2 is up!!!!!!!!!!!! (needed 10 characters)

Edit: Darn I'm slow... Stupid 10 character error...
[Nexus S General] fergie716:
1 minute? You sonofabitch lol! I got an hour.. Letus know how its running bud
[Nexus S General] JohnCorleone:
yes! Downloading...
[Nexus S General] info[]box1:
haha i got you bro lol

Edit: where you guys gals and geeks at.

Hey fergie, its smoother, seems neater call me crazy. but its good bro. if you DB link PM'd let me know.
[Nexus S General] fergie716:
Nice.. I've been a Miui fanboy for over a year, and I guess I still am, but this ICS is so fun to show off lol

Oh, and from what I've been reading a full wipe might be necessary to avoid issues
[Nexus S General] JohnCorleone:
I probably would full wipe regardless just to be safe. Can everyone please cancel their download until mine finishes? Hehe...DL is lagging here
[Nexus S General] rochford77:
wipe

can anyone confirm if we need a full wipe? DLing now right to my phone, would like to know before i flash...
[Nexus S General] info[]box1:
I know what you mean I've a personal favorite right now also beside ICS.

I always wipe everything for special WIP roms like this.
[Nexus S General] info[]box1:
Full wipe Sir for best results.

*V2 is running well for me.
[Nexus S General] denverg:
I agree, it's taking far too long for this download. Please hault you're downloads and I'll let you know when I've got mine, so you can resume yours :D
[Nexus S General] rochford77:
>:-( just flashed v1 last night and just got all my apps restored....grrrrrrr lol. cant cmoplain with an update though!:D:D:D:D
[Nexus S General] vng10:
do we need to flash the wifi patch? mine seems to be rebooting when searching for a network and trying to connnect...
[Nexus S General] fergie716:
Nice.. Did you have to flash the cdma eri fix?
[Nexus S General] SA-07:
Ok to stop the matrix confusion, I'm gonna post a link to the Ics specific versions in my thread.

I will investigate the reboot issues asap so you guys can run Franco until then haha

working Ics matrix kernels coming soon!
[Nexus S General] info[]box1:
What Ive learned about days like these 'dont get to comfortable' 'always be ready to wipe and flash in 30 sec' lol

Enjoy
[Nexus S General] Mr. Turbofan:
Damn! DL stopped with only 17 MB left to download. For some reason my school WIFI just crapped out. Plugged in to ethernet now and internet it working again, but download is not making any progress :(

Poo.
[Nexus S General] info[]box1:
No. My camera worked out the box. I did see a Android named camera, when hit it said no app installed. But my camera worked out the box. I really new to this wip so I don't know about fix zips yet haha.
[Nexus S General] superradrudeboy:
Same thing on mine. i just have wifi disabled for now so i can play with ICS.

I love how the panoramic camera works great now.
[Nexus S General] fergie716:
I think there are some fixes that need to be implemented for kernels to work on V2.. Not sure but I thought I saw that in his OP
[Nexus S General] SA-07:
Ok cool! Lemme hold off and see how the fixes pan out...

Thanks for letting me know!
[Nexus S General] ShockTherapy:
wiped dalvik and cache, and flashed V2, now it just keeps soft rebooting after 5 seconds of working normally.
[Nexus S General] vng10:
i know htis is old news

but my screen is still flashing after lock button is pushed... no matter which rom i am on for ICS.... and i ahve done clean wipes on data and cache and it has not helped...

i have restored to my old rom and i do not get the flash.... but i want ICS :)

what should i do or has anyone else encountered this?
[Nexus S General] fergie716:
No problem. Last time I checked everyone is waiting for the OP to release the patches
[Nexus S General] kijp15:
Is anyone having issues downloading apps from the market?

Sorry if this has been asked.

Thanks.
[Nexus S General] v3rk:
yep i get an error no matter which app i try
[Nexus S General] nate735:
Mine keeps rebooting and is unusable.. I wiped data and davlink
[Nexus S General] fergie716:
Have you tried going into recovery and fixing permissions? I had the same issue on V1, but I fixed permissions and it worked after
[Nexus S General] info[]box1:
I downloaded Facebook and twitter no problems
[Nexus S General] v3rk:
just did, and no dice :(
[Nexus S General] fergie716:
you can try deleting the apps data and flashing this market in recovery
[Nexus S General] zeeraf:
going back to v1 ... just flashed v2 and i cant access anything in usb storage , no mucis or pictures