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[Nexus S General] nimri:
Help Please

PLEASE HELP.

I have: Nexus S Gingerbread 2.3.6 (Stock) (Rooted)

Want to: Update to ICS MR1 4.0.3 (Downloaded through OTA)

Not sure about:

Will the update work on a ROOTED phone?

If Yes, will my new ICS OS be ROOTED too?

Will I lose my data?

Will I lose anything?

REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP ON ANSWERING MY QUESTION.

Extra Information:

Baseband Version: I9020XXKF1

Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7-gf5f63ef (android-build@apa28#1)

Build Number: GRK39F
[Nexus S General] stol2004:
Hi friends

I have a question. If one of you could answer would be great!

I have Nexus S Baseband version I 9023 XXKF1 , Kernel Version 2.6.35.7 - gf5f63ef , Build number GRK39F .

Is this released version of ICS good for my phone? I dont know if is T-mobile version cuz i got it as a gift.

Thanx in advance!
[Nexus S General] skatastamoutrasas:
From rooted 2.3.6 I updated OTA on ICS. If you go back some messages on this page you will read how exactly all went for me. Since it will be an official update, I'm 99% sure you will not loose any data (apps, contacts etc) but if I'm not mistaken, you phone will no longer be rooted.

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I recomend that you wait until you get the official OTA update. Your baseband version is same as mine, but what I did to get the ICS was simply to flash the stock 2.3.6. After the reboot I got the update notification.
[Nexus S General] kibmcz:
There is now a i9020t full zip for 4.0.3 :) (From http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20421407&postcount=289)
[Nexus S General] stol2004:
Thanks man! any ideea when the officiaal ICS for my version will be released?
[Nexus S General] skatastamoutrasas:
Since the release began yesterday for GMS phones and the process will be completed for 4G as well into 30 days, I would say that to 15 days tops you will have ICS on your phone! Of cource, till then there might be a good custom rom to go with.
[Nexus S General] MFire:
Same as you and I got the update over-the-air. I suggest you wait.
[Nexus S General] kibmcz:
According to http://source.android.com/source/building-devices.html it seems the difference between the i9020a and i9020t is the radio version mainly (see attachment).

I have since manually flashed I9020XXKL1 without any issues so it seems that if i put uckf1 radio in the full zip from i i9020t it would fully work on i9020a.. anyone interested?
[Nexus S General] Ari Gold:
No one else noticing? I can explain now more precise.. It seems like ICS / this version doesnt like the curved display, every time i move diagonal in the middle of the display (where it is curved the most) the display makes some weird moves. Pretty annoying when surfing i have to admit. When moving diagonally it goes first up/down and then right/left.. At least with quick "pushes" over the display.. If i navigate precisely it works just fine, but if i want to get from the top of the page to the bottom i always push pretty fast over the display.. that doesnt work anymore.. well, not as good as before..
[Nexus S General] ktsak:
Good morning. By that, you mean also custom Roms, or stock only? Expalin that, since none asked. Regards :confused:
[Nexus S General] kibmcz:
That means you can flash direct no matter what rom you are on now.
[Nexus S General] skatastamoutrasas:
Only thing I have noticed when browsing is that on fast scrolling the picture gets blurry for just a sec. It's like it puts an effort to download the data but this happens to mobile pages that have just a small amount of kbps to download.
[Nexus S General] :
Force GPU rendering

See `developer options' -> `force gpu rendering'.. i see no difference. Should I? :)
[Nexus S General] dustookk:
Hey bro ~ Is this for 9023 or 9020 ?

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Hey bro ~ Is this for 9023 or 9020 ?
[Nexus S General] dendirk:
just received my official OTA update WOW very fast and good looking.

Europe (Belgium) i9023
[Nexus S General] R1Ze_:
Do you have the recovery issue too?
[Nexus S General] skatastamoutrasas:
Sorry, what recovery issue? I must have missed that at some point :confused:
[Nexus S General] R1Ze_:
Some I9023 users report that in recovery mode they see nothing. Looks like some problem with backlight turned off on SLCD or something:
[Nexus S General] coolfranz:
I got the Update for my i9023 yesterday, logged the url and it was the same posted here earlier (which seemed to be only for i9020t)...

So, the Recovery Problem still exists, of course!
[Nexus S General] rcrd-pt:
how can we go back to 2.3.6 if recovery isn´t working?
[Nexus S General] 91franz:
still any rooted cmw rom? is someone working on it?
[Nexus S General] xjerlzx:
I have a Rooted NS(GT9023) at 2.3.6 initially..

upon knowing about manuall update to 4.0.3 being released,

i was overjoyed, and i went to flash. through VQ8PQk_V.zip

ALL went very well... however,

I CAnnot connect to my network!

everything is fine except that. i am very vexed now as i do not have a spare phone... i need my ns!

Does anyone have the solution for this problem? thanks...

in addition i do have to recovery issue also..
[Nexus S General] Cmmts:
Can I ask you what is your baseband after the update? Mine is I9023XXKF1 and I am still at 2.3.6. Some have reported the baseband after manual update reads 9020. So does it still read 9023 if you do it the official way?
[Nexus S General] rcrd-pt:
i guess you'll have to flash it back to 2.3.6. the thing is that recovery isn't working so i don't know how to do it..
[Nexus S General] xjerlzx:
it says UNKNOWN...
[Nexus S General] foreman31:
there is a rom with root and I have downloaded it and it works but now can`t find it in either android development or general?
[Nexus S General] TomM22:
Hi All,

My 4.0.3 update arrived yesterday evening. Phone was on stock 2.3.6. I'm based in Hungary. Phone is: I9023 (I9023XXKI1). ICS is working fine, my applications and data were retained. Experience so far: Phone was fully charged yesterday evening, it was running on Battery during the night (8 hours) and the battery is on 75%. It was mainly the Andorid OS (41%) which consumed that. My old 2.3.6 consumed less power.

Also the weather and news not working correctly: when I looking at the weather, and clicking in the "i" on the upper right corner, to get more information about the day, the application stops working. In 2.3.6 I could get more information there: how the temperature is changing in 24h, the amount of rain etc.

Anyone else experiencing same or similar issues with ICS 4.0.3?
[Nexus S General] briggl:
I manually flashed 4.0.3 from the OP on my i9023 and my baseband version is still a i9023 one. Just in case someone wanted to know.
[Nexus S General] xjerlzx:
yeah... damned... i tried to put it near light source but i dont see a **** still arghhhh
[Nexus S General] sarriel:
Dark display

If someone finds a darker screen with auto brightness,

somehow after playing with phone in absolute darkness and today morning the screen brightness is just fine.

Maybe it adjusted, maybe it was some sw problem which resolved itself, but worth trying :)
[Nexus S General] xjerlzx:
i just thought of sth!

if we can get the proper steps to press in which to flash 2.3.6 without looking at the screen (i mean the sequence of buttonss)

then we will be able to do it. does anyone have a screenshot of the recovery mode? or what can we do now...
[Nexus S General] KBanause:
If you have an unlocked bootloader then flash Clockworkmod Recovery. You can flash the update.zip using that. But you must have a stock 2.3.6 ROM installed.

Steps:

1. Restore to a stock 2.3.6 ROM (rooted or not)

2. Boot into fastboot mode (turn off phone, press Vol+ and Power button)

3. Flash Clockwork Mod Recovery

4. Boot into Recovery

5. Flash update.zip

6. Boot into ICS

That's how I have done it on my i9023

;)
[Nexus S General] :
keep the display close to a lightsource.. then you can read the menu items. its hard but possible.. i wiped the cache twice that way.
[Nexus S General] Ari Gold:
No what i mean is a complete different thing. The touchscreen doesnt seem to support sweeping anymore or lets say very very bad. Try going into a app with colorchooser. On 2.3 i was able to just sweep over the big colorfield in the middle and color changed. But now it only applies the first touch and i cannot really move the cursor. Same things happen when i browse on the web (cant scroll diagonally) and i think switching between screens is a bit more buggy too (although this could be in my imagination)

No one else experiencing this issue? Can someone please try this thing with the colorchooser, as you can see cursor moving there and its not about feeling there but fact? Please confirm someone.

If it works fine for you i will have to reinstall i guess :( Its not that you cant use it now, but im a lot on the webz and scrolling isnt as comfortable as it should be
[Nexus S General] alexxdj:
I have rooted stock 2.3.6 with unlocked boot loader.if i aply this i will loose the root?
[Nexus S General] xjerlzx:
i did what u advised initially but i have ended up with the Error connecting to network problem... its darn irritating!

anw how do u restore.. i might wan to retry the process again
[Nexus S General] KBanause:
unfortunately, yes. But you can flash the attached SU to get limited root rights back.

I mean limited because already apps which already permitted root in 2.3.6 still get it but new apps can't request it until the superuser apk get updated.
[Nexus S General] briggl:
Your phone has still an opne bootloader but you don't get root access with Superuser.

So, yes you will loose root access.

Alternatively look at this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1396959
[Nexus S General] xjerlzx:
may i ask which method u used to flash cwmrecovery?

i had steps 1-6... i started the update on a 2.3.6 rooted...

ended up fine but with error connecting network( cant sms/call) and i still have super user with me...

i want to restore to 2.3.6...but idk how
[Nexus S General] briggl:
I simply used adb commands

- adb reboot recovery

- fastboot boot recovery.img (i only booted cwm not flashed it)

- restored backup from sd card

worked for me. Hope this helped
[Nexus S General] xjerlzx:
which cwm did u boot? i only have 3013 ...

and i am lucky! i did a back up on 2.3.6 before.
[Nexus S General] sternenkindNZ:
Got the update for my GT-I9023 last night.

Start was a bit bumpy (read: laggy and unresponsive) but now it's smooth as hell. Much better than 2.3.6 and I'm loving the new design/UI.
[Nexus S General] briggl:
I used the version from here:

http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-crespo.img
[Nexus S General] Alicklee:
Yeah going to install it now
[Nexus S General] EdForce1:
I have reverted back to stock 2.3.6 to await the ICS OTA, but i still have I9020 in in bootloader and baseband when i press power + volume up... But in system info on the phone it says I9023 (which is correct)... I'm confused..
[Nexus S General] ezio84:
It's normal with Gingerbread, i checked it before upgrading to ICS.

ICS full zip is not corrupted or wrong for ours i9023, it has the right radio baseband and recovery/bootloader too. But recovery is buggy...

So there's no confusion, you can flash ICS without problems and you can flash another recovery (like cwm) permanently or launching it only when needed with fastboot boot recovery.img :)
[Nexus S General] BullHorn7:
I flashed this rom on my Nexus S i9023 last night, seems very solid and not-too-slow (Although I expected it to be faster than Gingerbread...).

Battery life is horrible (50% left after 8 hours of mostly-idle in my pocket).

General feeling: :mad:
[Nexus S General] devianceluka:
Guys can someone please explain which regions already got the update or how it will most likely get updated? Because I bought my i9023 in Slovenia (EU) and keep spamming that call code for checkin and still did not get anything. I factory resetted and charged to 100% already and still nothing.

Some people from my country said that they already got it..

Please help
[Nexus S General] taskjo:
Excuse my ignorance is there a way this can be made to work on a huawei slim 7. Or where can I get a similar update for a huawei slim 7?:confused:
[Nexus S General] joe14:
I can confirm that Slovenia - Mobitel got the update. It's already installed and works great. Well see if i come accros any problems :/
[Nexus S General] thechunk:
Just thought that I'd let everyone know that this one works on my I9020A without any fancy tricks.
[Nexus S General] nimr0dv:
where is face unlock :(
[Nexus S General] EdForce1:
Has users which received the OTA on I9023 still problems with recovery?
[Nexus S General] rajkumar2000:
Hi

I am using a Nexus S I9023 (India). I just updated my phone to ICS today, using the ROM file downloaded from this post. Now, there is no signal, it doesn't even read my sim card. Except this everything else seems to work fine. I have not taken any back also before the upgrade.

Can I fix this? Or is there a way I can go back to the previous version without losing my data?

I have been stuck for hours without a phone connection now, please help.
[Nexus S General] ejacsve:
Where there any solution to this? I have exactly the same problem.
[Nexus S General] droidance:
I think I figured everything out and it's working.. but I just have one problem.

When I go into ROM Manager app and fix permission, it says "an error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!

That's only problem I have thus far...
[Nexus S General] pcbroch:
That means your root isn't working. Did you reinstall it after upgrading?
[Nexus S General] nauvho:
And how to update from the other tmobile version? when i press recovery it just stay black and no option to choose to update from SD?
[Nexus S General] pcbroch:
Shine a flashlight on your screen. It is black because the backlight does not work, but you should be able to see the screen with a flashlight.
[Nexus S General] briggl:
Did anyone flash the OTA from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1398302

?

There is a link for the OTA full rom not TMO version.
[Nexus S General] bmaa:
I updated my tmobile nexus s following this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1396913

Credit to boykioy everything is in order : SU and Recovery are set. Make sure to mount /system prior to selecting SU.zip (last step). I came from NexusBeam HD rom. Wiped all clean and followed the steps. enjoy.
[Nexus S General] Klisman:
Right now, that you are talking about this, I realize in the swiftkey keybroad, the erase by sweeping is working bad, compared with 2.3.
[Nexus S General] terryhau:
Tweeted by ChainsDD:

Superuser binary has been updated to 3.0.3.2 to support Android 4.0.3. RM has the latest zips as well as my website

su + binary

http://downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip

binary only

http://downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/su-bin-3.0.3.2-efghi-signed.zip
[Nexus S General] Klisman:
I am confused.

Some people with i9023 are saying that have received the official OTA.

Other people are saying the official OTA to i9023 is not out yet.

Can someone with i9023 2.3.6 and with "i9023" on bootloader, have received the official OTA?

If yes, after the update in bootloader continues to appear i9023 or right now is i9020?
[Nexus S General] devianceluka:
im still on 2.3.6.. :(

spamming checkin all day long already
[Nexus S General] briggl:
I think checking in does more like get you in "update queue"at the very end of the line. I suggest checking in more times always brings you back to the end of the line :D

Nevertheless i generally think checking in thousand times does NOT benefit you in any way getting the update sooner.

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Any experiences on this yet? Does it work?
[Nexus S General] KBanause:
yes, it's working. Just flashed it and my SwitchPro Widgets was able to get root to reboot my phone.
[Nexus S General] briggl:
I'll give it a try, lets see if its working for me too.

Report back, afterwards.
[Nexus S General] rcrd-pt:
guys i need some help..

i'm stuck in cwm recovery and even if i turn off my nexus s, it allways goes to cwm recovery. any ideas?

thanks in advance
[Nexus S General] martv86:
Modified T-Mobile.
[Nexus S General] briggl:
Have you done something like here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1397830

?
[Nexus S General] rajkumar2000:
I9023: No network after upgrade to ICS

Guys

I need your help on this. I used the ROM from this post to update my Nexus S I9023 from GB to ICS. Everything works fine except the most important one - mobile network. It is not ready my simcard, no signal, most of the phone info including the IMEI no etc... are showing unknown.

I live in India, my phone was NOT rooted and was running a stock version of GB.

I followed all the instructions to the point. Can I rectify this? If not, is there a way to go back to the previous version.

PLEASE HELP!!!
[Nexus S General] noyards:
Not sure why this happened, or if it will happen to everyone, but ....

I was on CM9 Alpha 13 and decided to go official for a while.

I started to try and install 2.3.6 as it seems to be the prerequisite for moving to 4.0.3, but I was having issues with the manual process, so I figured maybe if I used ROM Manager to load the stock 2.3.3 it would be easier to then go to 2.3.6

So, I used ROM Manger to load 2.3.3 with no problems, then while I was downloading the files onto my Ubuntu machine (with the SDK, fastboot, etc) and arranging things to move to 4.0.3 I noticed a message in my notification bar saying that there was an update to 4.0.3 available for my phone.

I accepted this notification, which downloaded the official 4.0.3, rebooted to install mode, installed, and then rebooted into stock 4.0.3. I now have a working stock 4.0.3.

Not sure if this will work for everyone, but it might be worth a try.
[Nexus S General] rcrd-pt:
ok what i did was this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y23D4xrS3G0

and now im stuck on recovery..

what do i have to do?
[Nexus S General] djurkash:
Don't worry, here in Serbia some have received, some have not...I am still on 2.3.6, I9023XXKF1, GRK39F
[Nexus S General] Garner:
help

HELP :>( I have used the unbrickable mod because i tried to update to ics fro my stock phone and it bricked it, i have used the unbrickable mod after i dsid the process it starts to show its charging i turn it on and it boots into ics but when i unplug my usb it turns off and wont turn on again? please help
[Nexus S General] briggl:
You could get a full rom for your device (i'd take 2.3.6 for your model) e.g. from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1063664

Copy the zip file to your phone in recovery (go to: mounts and storage -> usb storage).

Then install zip from sdcard and try to flash it.

Hope this helps
[Nexus S General] Niko838:
I'm trying to flash my way back to 2.3.6 from 4.0.3 but I just can't read the recovery texts, so don't know which of the options takes me to the right place as the screen is completely dark. Any ideas? Or do I just have to fumble in the dark?
[Nexus S General] rcrd-pt:
it says "asserted failed: getprop ("ro.product.device") =="crespo"

(status 7)

any ideas?
[Nexus S General] Klisman:
you can find a recovery picture here:

heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Achtung-Buggefahr-Android-4-0-3-auf-Galaxy-Nexus-und-Nexus-S-1397457.html
[Nexus S General] briggl:
Which Nexus S model do you have? And which zip file did you choose to flash?
[Nexus S General] kibmcz:
Ok uploaded v3 (url don't change) of my rooted stock for i9020a on post number 661... added latest superuser + su to fix root and HSDPA SystemUI from AndroidUser00110001 (on top of being odexed & Galaxy Nexus sounds added in place of GB sounds in v2).
[Nexus S General] rcrd-pt:
i guess i have i9023 and i've downloaded this:

Android 2.3.6/GRK39F/XXKF1 Radio/KA3 Bootloader

Official, signed, can flash with ClockworkMod or stock recovery. Contains recovery, radio and bootloader.

but how can i know what's my nexus model if i can only go to clockwokmod recovery?
[Nexus S General] xjerlzx:
HEY THANKS! i have been able to restore back to 2.3.6! BUT my base brand remains unknown... and i still have error conenctng to network... pls advise
[Nexus S General] briggl:
If you are familiar with the adb commands you could boot cwm recovery

- fastboot boot recovery.img

and restore backup if you have one.

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remove backcover of your phone. You can find your model at the bottom of the inner side in your backcover.
[Nexus S General] Niko838:
Don't have a backup as have not rooted this one yet... Can I use cwm recovery with that command to flash 2.3.6?
[Nexus S General] rcrd-pt:
it's gi9023

i don´t understand.. it's supposed to be the the right rom (Android 2.3.6/GRK39F/XXKF1 Radio/KA3 Bootloader)... should be working...
[Nexus S General] briggl:
No its only for rooted phones.

Try to get 2.3.6 from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1063664

copy it to your phone. Boot into recovery. When the black screen appears get a flashlight and try to see whats on the screen. The thing is only the backlight in recovery does not work but the screen should show a "dead" droid in the middle.

Press power + VolUp once and try to find the "install zip from sdcard"

If this it not working you probably have to root it...
[Nexus S General] devianceluka:
FFS is this true?!?!?! I tried it like a million times already!!!!!!111111 once i was spamming the code for 10mins, doing nothing else. I can type it with my closed eyes already ><
[Nexus S General] _d4ni3l:
Have exactly the same problem. Can anyone advise please?
[Nexus S General] skatastamoutrasas:
Unfortunatelly I'm experiencing the same issue with the battery - cannot describe it yet as a problem since, according to my Nexus S, the most use of the power is done by the OS. Bug or feature? Can't tell, not yet at least.

After 4H,7M with the battery, I'm down to 58%. Everything is on (WiFi, 3G, live wallpaper, sync etc).

Probably a removed feature for Nexus S. For me, it doesn't matter at all. The last thing I wanted is fighting with my phone's cam to unlock the device, just because I had a shave!
[Nexus S General] xboomer55:
Does updated superuser fix issues with root request notifications etc.?
[Nexus S General] rcrd-pt:
help please :(
[Nexus S General] briggl:
worked for me, even the version from the market
[Nexus S General] kibmcz:
Yep worked for me too... tho Market Enabler is abit qwerky on ICS.
[Nexus S General] Nomedias:
Regarding Face Unlock

Im thinking much the same now. I tried it out on a couple of the CM9 kangs, reliability was spotty at best. If lighting wasn't perfect and you didnt tilt your head just right it didn't work. Maybe it works better on the GN? If so I can understand Google removing it from the NS.
[Nexus S General] briggl:
hmm...

Any other ideas would be more like "trial and error" maybe anyone else could give you a more sophisticated help. Or try searching the forum.
[Nexus S General] Niko838:
Alright, got the file and it's in the "SD-card" and I'm in the recovery, the thing is, I can't read the text (even with extremely bright flashlight) so I assume that the first option on stock recovery is reboot, and the second is install from sd-card? and if I have only one zip-file in the sd-card and that's named update.zip it should be the first choice, right? I managed to get to a list that has more than 4 selections (probably the list where I choose update.zip)

However, for some reason I always end up rebooting the phone with no effect, it's like I either get back to the start screen for some odd reason or something...

EDIT: oh, btw, is the recovery issue only for those who updated manually or does it occur with the OTA as well?
[Nexus S General] BullHorn7:
Anybody else having horrible battery life with this one? My battery ran all the way down to 0% in under 16 hours (Used to last me +-30 hours on Gingerbread).