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[Nexus S General] m.sabra:
Hello i have the nexus s i9023 i flashed the update manually and when i go to recovery it shows a black screen but i can confirm it's working i clicked on volume + and the power button (in normal cases this will show up the menu) but nothing showed on the screen,so i pressed the power button (if the menu is available this will chose the first option) the first option is usually reboot so when i clicked the power button the phone rebooted so i think the recovery is working but for some reason we cant see it.
[Nexus S General] Z3rO`:
The latest Gingerbread OTA was the same for the i9020T and the i9023. The only difference between those two is SLCD vs. Amoled display.

Call me nuts, but I can boot into bootloader menu with VolUp+Power again.

Choosing recovery now displays a green android with a red explanation mark for about a second, then the screen goes black, so I have to pull the battery.
[Nexus S General] pilspeda:
+1

same here
[Nexus S General] Stefanauss:
Please, as soon as someone fastboot a CWM recovery and successfully revert to stock GB 2.3.6, report.
[Nexus S General] Z3rO`:
Fastbooting CWM works fine. Didn't try going back to GB though, but I'm pretty sure it works with Odin if everything else fails.
[Nexus S General] adam900710:
Hey guys,you can just use fastboot to flash recovery and DO NOT reboot into OTA,

just go into recovery from bootloader.

Then you can go into CWM without any problem.

I use the above way to revert to gingerbread.

The OTA has a recovery check for every boot,so you should delete /etc/install-recovery.sh to avoid the f*ck rewrite of the stock recovery.

Also to get root access to remount /system, you should flash superuser.zip.

However this will only give you root privillege in ADB shell,no root privillege for app.

I also succeed in deleting the damn script in the OTA.
[Nexus S General] Z3rO`:
Better rename it. You never know for what you could use it. ;)
[Nexus S General] Jac0verflow:
Hey guys, i9023 here. Manually updated to ICS (pure awesomeness).

Now, I can report the known issue while accessing recovery: green robot, then the vacuum.

So, my question is: shall we able to restore STOCK recovery when i9023 rolls out?
[Nexus S General] evcz:
it appear it's just an LCD/AMOLED issues... there are multiple reports that the ICS recovery itself is working properly (you can do blind "clicks") and it's just not showing the screen output
[Nexus S General] p.pavljasevic:
Same problemen here
[Nexus S General] PiCaRd3591701:
Can someone write up the clicks and I can give it a whirl. I'm stuck without a working radio after the update :(

Edit: I wont mind trying to flash the update again.
[Nexus S General] Jac0verflow:
Ok mate, but could this be fixed restoring the STOCK recovery (no cwm and things like that)?

So, if another OTA update come out (4.0.4 for instance), should this "blind-recovery" work well? :D
[Nexus S General] Stefanauss:
The revert part was really the one at stake for me =)
[Nexus S General] m3rlin1976:
Renamed to .bak

Thankyou worked perfectly! Now ICS with working custom recovery
[Nexus S General] :
Ok, since OP has his problem fixed, I have a question.

I've installed the ICS update and everything works fine, but I would like to root it and install custom recovery. BUT the thing is, I can't seem to find my USB cable anywhere.

So the question is, is it possible to install the recovery without using an USB cable?

EDIT: Nevermind, I just went out and bought a new one.
[Nexus S General] nandihno:
could you tell us how u really did it? :D with examples? :D pls

.... AFAIK the only way I could think of getting a rooted ICS is to flash a rooted ICS custom rom

And to flash such a rom will simply mean using fastboot to flash the latest CWM recovery

http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-crespo.img
[Nexus S General] Klisman:
I have i9023 with 4.0.3 update (TMobile).

I dont have access to my recovery right now.

Following what I read, thats only a problem related with showing the recovery on the screen.

So, can you tell me what is the position of "apply update fom SDCARD" on original recovery?

For example:

1) BOOT

2)....

3)...

I saw some people with i9023 4.0.3 from TMOBILE, after to connect NEXUS to PC, the phone have bricked.

Do you with i9023 4.0.3 (TMOBILE) have connected you phone to PC without problems?
[Nexus S General] Rijkaard14:
There is a picture from recovery mode on this website:

heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Achtung-Buggefahr-Android-4-0-3-auf-Galaxy-Nexus-und-Nexus-S-1397457.html

Although it's going be hard to find your *.zip without seeing anything...
[Nexus S General] Klisman:
Thanks for the answers!

I saw some people with i9023 4.0.3 from TMOBILE, after to connect NEXUS to PC, the phone have bricked.

Do you with i9023 4.0.3 (TMOBILE) have connected you phone to PC without problems?
[Nexus S General] guru2468:
Yep, it IS hard... :( Except if you format the SD-Card and only put the zip on it ;)... But that's not pratical. This bug pisses me, because I unrooted my phone and locked the Bootloader. If I want to flash CWM, I have to unlock again and I have to wipe my data again... And MyBackup is not very fast to restore -.-
[Nexus S General] taronas:
Or you could wait a few minutes, it will reboot after a while all alone.

Apart from that, I do now have a I9020 instead of I9023, according to the bootloader display. Guess this was the first hardware update (or downgrade) ever, lol.
[Nexus S General] Rijkaard14:
I can connect my phone (i9023) without any problems to my PC.

I have an unlocked bootloader but I haven't tried flashing cwm again.

I stick now with it (4.0.3) till the OTA for i9023 drops and then I go back to 2.3.6 (IF the problem with stock recovery is solved)

---------- Post added at 05:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:00 PM ----------

So far I've read in an other forum that somebody ,who hasn't either rooted or unlocked his i9023 (2.3.6), have also baseband I9020 in his bootloader.

So it doesn't seem like this is the problem...
[Nexus S General] Z3rO`:
Thanks for the tip. I think I'm too impatient to wait. ;-)

According to a german android forum, it has been confirmed that even unrooted devices which are still on gingerbread show i9020, so we can consider this as normal.
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
follow these instructions http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1396959
[Nexus S General] Z3rO`:
Couple of users on android-hilfe.de got the update over the air for their i9023's and guess what: black recovery. So it seems to be a bug in the update package.
[Nexus S General] Rijkaard14:
I've seen this too. But this guy says his stock recovery works fine (with OTA i9023):confused:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20408437&postcount=1044
[Nexus S General] jordivf:
Since the very moment every 9023 shows as a 9020 in bootloader, we can fairly assume it's a bug indeed...
[Nexus S General] madd0g:
That's the same on GB. I guess they didn't code the bootloader for 2 versions.
[Nexus S General] funcliu:
I have an european version of Nexus S(I9023) and manually update it to the official 4.0 with the increamental update for I9020T. Everything works well except that I can't get into the stock recovery.
[Nexus S General] bgdxv:
Someone please post the update zip for i9023
[Nexus S General] funcliu:
It can't be true cuz the update package for I9023 has not been released by Google (at least for the european version of I9023). I used to try to type in *#*#2432546#*#* in the dialing interface but nothing happened after I heard the news that 4.0 OTA has come out, just then I use the stock unrooted GRK39F.
[Nexus S General] Nedzadk:
Its not true, im from bosnia (europe) and i have i9023, this morning i got OTA ICS 4.0.3 update. It was 160Mb file, and also i read somewhere on this forum, guy from belgium also recieved update.

I was using 2.3.6. OTA update before i got this one!
[Nexus S General] funcliu:
Ah, I should flash back to the stock 2.3.6 now to see what could happen...
[Nexus S General] bgdxv:
please use logcat and post a link for everyone else because i can't get the ota for my i9023 even after checkin :(
[Nexus S General] evcz:
is your recovery now working?
[Nexus S General] Valantin:
on my phone no.... the update is the same for i9020t and i9023.

on my rev52 board recovery not display output (but i think it works)
[Nexus S General] elmurato:
I found an interesting information on this german site:

handy - faq .de/forum/nexus_s_forum/231886-ota_update_ics_4_0_3_a.html (Please remove the spaces. I can't post links because I'm a new user here)

The problem is that only the BACKLIGHT isn't working with i9023 models in recovery mode. So if you have to you can use a flashlight and point it on to the screen to see something. I can confirm this. I just tested it. Maybe this will help some users...
[Nexus S General] EdForce1:
For me after i flash the full ICS OTA, and try to boot into recovery, i get a black screen, but i can see a logo of the android with a red exclamation mark if i use a bright lamp. Does this mean that the recovery is not present? Anyways, i have solved the problem by following the guide to flash cwm and su for ICS. I9023
[Nexus S General] langers1972:
Sorry, that was my mistake, I thought people couldn't even get into menu to select recovery.

I have the exact same issue but can confirm that you can see the menu if you use a flashlight so it's looking like a AMOLED vs SLCD issue.
[Nexus S General] amdpox:
Nope, that's normal - it looks like they've just changed the icon (used to be a yellow triangle or something) and introduced a backlight bug. If you pressed power+volume up from there as usual you'd get to recovery.
[Nexus S General] teodysalivia:
bright lamp works, next update should address this issue. ;)
[Nexus S General] alien_x:
Its just bcoz in recovery screen has very low brightness see it in direct sunlight or bright light n u'll see that recovery is still there.
[Nexus S General] cspader:
so there are two solutions suggested here. one temporary and another which says that there is no problem at all.

The first is shining a light on it.

The second from what i've read is holding power button and press up.

Can anyone else confirm which is the right way?
[Nexus S General] Harbb:
The lamp will show you the android with exclamation mark (!) as soon as you hit recovery. Holding power then touching Vol. Up will then actually take you to recovery mode, where you will still need the lamp to see the options.

Basically, the stock 4.0.3 recovery has turned off the backlight on the SLCD Nexus S's, but the LCD is still on (hence you can see it by flashing a bright light on the front).

Flashing the latest CWM will solve the backlight problem and is generally recommended anyway. If you don't have an unlocked bootloader, you're pretty much stuck with a pitch black recovery and will need to use a flashlight each time you go in there.
[Nexus S General] cspader:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1007782 or http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1396959

is it too late to root it using either guide now?:( actually, can i follow either for ics? thx
[Nexus S General] Harbb:
It's not too late. It's no big deal without a fully-"functional" recovery if you don't want root and have a locked bootloader, if you are happy i would leave it as is. If you want or lost root, and you already have an unlocked bootloader, just follow the ICS Rooting Guide. If you are locked and not rooted, follow the first 2 parts of the rooting guide then follow the ICS Rooting Guide.

Before you do any of this: ALL DATA ON YOUR PHONE WILL BE WIPED WHEN YOU UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADER. Save games, system settings, sd card data (all of it), apps, etc - gone.
[Nexus S General] dessi_007:
First download : http://www.4shared.com/zip/Uj3mr3gL/..._RECOVERY.html

Just unpack , connect your phone (in fast boot with usb debugging enabled) and click run.bat.

this should give you root access and cwm recovery and from there you can go back to Gingerbread.......... Good Luck!

this is link to all flashable stock roms : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1063664
[Nexus S General] dusteye:
A bright lamp really work? I can see the green log under light, but after I press vlo.up + power to select the menu, I can see nothing any more....

I believe my lamp is bright enough...
[Nexus S General] joshzz28:
Yes I am facing the exact same issue but I have found an alternate solution, you just need to unlock your bootloader which is reversible and then flash the latest clockwork mod recovery 5.0.2 onto your phone. you can then even downgrade back to GingerBread 2.3.6 using the Stock OTA ROMS available right here on xda!!!

I have taken the trouble to provide you with some quick links to what you need to do this...I have already made the switch back to GingerBread 2.3.6 if you need help just PM me.

here are the links in order...

1. first download the Android SDK. http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

if your running windows choose the one with .exe, to set it up just update the drivers and install them once you open the sdk manager. then highlight Android SDK Platform tools and close the SDK manager.

2. Now get the boot loader unlocked which is reversible i.e you can lock it back if you wish...follow the link to the letter. you will also find you need to download pdanet from that link which will help get your phone recognized so its very important.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=9861928#post9861928

3. After ALL OF THAT just Download the OTA Stock ROM that corresponds to your Nexus S from this informative list of ROMS.

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

I personally have the i9023 NExus S which had the Build number GRK39F with Radio XXK1 when it was on GingerBread 2.3.6

4. Now comes the part you've been waiting for...just use the clockwork mod recovery since your stock recovery is not working and follow the link to update your phone with 2.3.6.

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Howto:_Using_the_Recovery

when you do this it will also apply the stock recovery to the phone. Also remember to back up all your data as it could get wiped out.

another important point to be noted is...when you apply the clockwork mod recovery onto the phone by flashing it...every reboot would require you to flash clockwork mod recovery to get it back on the phone. just FYI

I would really appreciate that if you were going to Downgrade to Gingerbread 2.3.6 again, please keep me in the loop and if you face any problems or haev any doubts ask me first.
[Nexus S General] philou155:
same question here (now that 4.0.4 is here). I'm looking for a brighter lamp!
[Nexus S General] Lazer Bear:
Bright lamp *should* work. Keep in mind that whereas the Android with exclamation mark is pretty big, the recovery is only a few small lines of text, and as such much harder to see.

Otherwise, boot or flash CWM, as previously stated.
[Nexus S General] pyro_vinay:
bright light works ! felt odd when using the method though :)

But my update to 4.0.4 is not happening. After selecting update from SD card, I don't see any options. clicking the vol up and down keys does not move the highlighted region. I have kept the update file in the correct location and renamed it correctly.

Anyone here with any success?
[Nexus S General] Iuliano:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (stock recovery)

This will fix your phone recovery until you flash other ROMs.

http://speedy.sh/x8Eyp/recovery.img
[HTC Inspire 4G] Casutherland42:
So I currently have a zagg invisible shield and otterbox commuter case on my inspire. I really am not too thrilled with the otterbox commuter and this it honestly sucks and doesn't look great. It has already had a piece broken off.

Questions is, What do you suggest I get for a reasonable price.

What UPGRADES/Accessories do you think are necessary for an HTC Inspire 4g user. As far as everyday use, car use, etc etc..

Battery upgrades? etc etc?

Let me know thanks guys!!
[HTC Inspire 4G] MMM-BACONSTRIPS:
give a little search! there are a good number of threads that documents the popular cases and the opinions users have with them. Same goes for batteries.

My pick for a case is the Case Mate Tough Case, great protection (I've dropped it a coupe of times onto concrete and marble floors no damage to the phone) and not bad GPS interference (I can lock onto 9 sats within 6-10 seconds).
[HTC Inspire 4G] mrhaley30705:
I've heard the Seido case is good, with no gps interference. No personal experience, though.
[HTC Inspire 4G] graydiggy:
Seido Platinum Defender is great. Dropped my phone off a 2 story balcony onto concrete and it survived with just a few scratches on the plastic of the case.

Don't bother trying to get a better battery. The stock one is the best in my opinion. I have tried a few different batteries off of eBay none of them were even close to good performance.
[HTC Inspire 4G] MMM-BACONSTRIPS:
+1 for no GPS interference, the Seido by design leaves the space between the camera lense and speaker open which is where your GPS antenna is located, so it provides great protection and minimal GPS interference. I would have gotten the Seido but already had the CM Tough Case and GPS isn't affected to the point I can justify buying a new case. Either or have a great reputation for protection, you can't go wrong with either IMHO
[HTC Inspire 4G] tropicalfish65:
+1 again for the Sedio. I purchased mine when I got my Inspire and have had no issues with GPS lock. It has stood up well to my kids dropping the phone on me several times.

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Phone: HTC Inspire 4G

ROM: Absolution 3.1

Radio: 12.56.60.25P_26.10.04.03_M

RIL: HTC-RIL 2.2.0018G
[HTC Inspire 4G] mrro82:
I've been using the seidio innocase since I got my inspire in february and it does a great job. I've dropped it I don't know how many times and the phone is still mint. Highly recommended.

Sent from the future with an Inspire 4G powered by Doc Brown and 1.21 gigawatts.
[HTC Inspire 4G] nystromproductions:
I recently got the powerskin case which acts as a full battery charger as well, its a little bigger than most but allows me to make it through a full day on my phone! i reccommed it!
[HTC Inspire 4G] voyagerfan99:
I currently have a Speck case. Do you think not having that space open is what causes a long GPS lock time? I kind of want something a little beefier anyway so I'm looking into Seidio cases.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Tx Redneck:
I use the Speck case w/out issue. When you say long lock time, how long is that?
[HTC Inspire 4G] voyagerfan99:
Today (first time I turned the GPS on since Thursday night) it was 40 seconds, but it can sometimes be as long as several minutes.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Tx Redneck:
See if this helps any.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1224057

Saved and Texan by the grace of God, Redneck by choice.
[HTC Inspire 4G] voyagerfan99:
Not gonna rip my phone apart. I did the whole "Press around the flash" thing, but that didn't make any difference. I'm gonna let my GPS go stale for a few days and then try a fresh lock. I want a new case anyways as my speck is just plain boring :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] MMM-BACONSTRIPS:
Check out the AGPS fix in the dev section and see if that helps ya out. I've heard that the Seido case is great but honestly haven't had a signal problem with my CM Tough Case, I lock within a few seconds 9/9 sats and the space between the camera and flash is covered, but who knows. If you're really having an issue with GPS and you tried the AGPS fix, it very well may be a hardware issue. If you think so try testing without a case just to make sure!
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nick281051:
I currently have an aegis trident case for my inspire, I've had it for months now with really no cosmetic damage to it
[HTC Inspire 4G] texas-saluki:
question on comments on GPS interference. How much interference could you get with a plastic case? I don't think it would provide that much attenuation...or the GPS receivers really stink
[LG Optimus 3D] beachinmoney:
I ordered a re-manufactured Opt. T for my husband because he commutes 3 hours to work and wants to watch tv etc... well, in the mean time I decided that a used myTouch 4G HTC was going to be a better phone for him due to connections etc... In the mean time I bought through a Craigslist guy. Long story short, found out he stold the phone he sold me. So, I ordered one on eBay. Meantime my husband wants to use Optimus til his phone gets here on Monday or Tuesday. I was going to sign him up on prepaid with the 100 minutes and the 5G of data. How much TV do you think he can watch with that? In the meantime, how can he call via Wifi, cause 100 minute isn't much. Will they know that he is using the Optimus right away if I activate it with the separate sim that I bought? And if not can he use hotspots and how without being charged extra? I have downloaded the nettalk smartphone application and at home with WiFi that works great but suggestions etc. on what to do, use until the mytouch comes and if it's unlocked then can't I get away with more hotspoting without going over the 5G??? The way they have the WiFi calling set up is that if you use Tmobiles Wifi app it goes against the phone minutes. Would it also go against the minutes with nettalk??? So many questions.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thomas30:
any one now if htc ime is being ported to our phone i really like it:)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] izzoe:
http://www.lewaos.com/bbs/download.php

Anyone tried it?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] julle131:
I dont think anyone has. I cant find it on youtube neither. Maybe someone daredevil will flash it and tell is it working?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Isamu_Dyson:
Forget about it. It's a minimalist rom at best. Castrated settings menu (no language settings, sounds, whatever), no market... Liked the taskbar though.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] izzoe:
Yeah.. The market is a problem.. There's a ppl on my forum been testing it say they cant install any google apps.. But it did have english.. Probably test it myself later just for fun..
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] demolition23:
Who is brave enogh to test this???

http://dl.dbank.com/c07c4mr0mc

need 2.3 official from Huawei, so be careful...
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] julle131:
Im not, but it seems like chinese miui by genokolar. I wonder if it supports both pro and normal. I wonder because after 2.3 upgrade you can use same recovery AND rons (ICS by geno)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Ozgurce:
I tried it. Its have english language but it cames chinise default.

Some areas like messaging and call logs are changed, some apps styled but it seems to me its based on CM. Everything seems worked but sensor are slow and compass not really good. Phone sounds and other things seems nice.

Sorry I can't give screenshots, you can try to flash it. Just one notice

Find that in build.prop

Change it

Chinise screenshots
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mr_mufy:
I have test this rom and it's great.

i test im english, and it's really cool.

only needs the full translation to english.

the launcher it's weak, but it's new.

so it has a lot the grow.

it's the lewa launcher.

but on the menus and al the rest it's really great and fast, maybe the fasted rom I have the credit to test.

i'm testing on a SF with vodafone network from Portugal.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] uglymittens:
I'm actually using it right now. So far, I like it a lot (especially the whole Angry Birds theme, I'm really into cheeseball themes :D

But, I'm trying to figure out why my wifi isn't working. In logcat, wifi fails with a message "wpa_supplicant failed" or something like that (eating right now, too lazy to copy + paste log message verbatim). If I get wifi working, this rom is a keeper!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mr_mufy:
I my wi-fi works very well.

Do you restore the wwi-fi keys? or it's a new conection?

Don't restore the wi-fi, this may cause incompatibles.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] exxxplorer:
http://www.lewaos.com/bbs/download.php

there are a lot of updates.... any one tried? or using?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] exxxplorer:
i using now... i love it!

i advise!

some app are still chinese and lockscreen chinise but so good!

some screen shot are attached

(i will begin translate to my lang... soon :) )
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Qqqxxxzzz:
Kernel 32 or 35?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] exxxplorer:
.35 kernel...