yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus S General] lsharir:
try to invoke an update check in by typing *#*#2432546#*#* in the phone dial.

(2432546=CHECKIN)

it should confirm a check in was invoked and then you should see an update downloaded in the System Update section in your settings.

If that won't work then and you know something is failing in recovery you can always push another recovery image to replace yours.
[Nexus S General] Ari Gold:
As this thread is much more active and more up to date i post it here again.. Sorry for double post =/

Just installed and everything works absolutely fine..

But can anyone tell me how to use a proper wallpaper? No matter which one i use, (tried like 100 different sizes from 800*480, 1600*1200, 1280*1024, 1920*1200 and so on) i always get a lot of black screen around it as you can see in the screenshot.. I know these are not the optimal resolutions for a wallpaper, but at least with the high resolution ones it should be enough if i mark the zone of the picture i want to be my wallie. but that doesnt work. it always keeps me giving this black edge. On the other homescreens it even looks a lot worse. Feeling pretty dumb right now.. Maybe its just my excitement :D
[Nexus S General] xenonrider:
My phone was originally rooted so I wasn't sure if the ICS OTA would skip me or not so I flashed a 2.3.3 stock image and checked in. A few minutes later Google sent the 2.3.6 update to my phone. So whenever my turn is up for the ICS update I'm all set. I just need to wait for Google to hit the switch now.
[Nexus S General] Si_NZ:
Well I did exactly that. I flashed 2.3.6, flashed su, installed OTA Root Keeper, finally updated to 4.0.3. OTA Root Keeper says it restored su, but if in fact it didn't. I still get some "cannot relocate _mktemp" error when executing su in the terminal. I'm not sure what exactly he did to keep the root...
[Nexus S General] AtomicPC:
Installed after the re download from stock recovery. Booted just fine! About to boot to clockwork and root again. First I'll see if it's broke.
[Nexus S General] xenonrider:
Try making your wallpapers 960x800
[Nexus S General] AtomicPC:
Of course it was broke, but it's rooted again!
[Nexus S General] TheColdOne:
So no one knows about restoring root on the phone after flashing stock ICS? I can deal with that for now, just means I am going to forget about playing any games for the foreseeable future (lots of games I need to restore saves from).

I was able to get stuff on there like CWM Recovery, but can't seem to get root access for anything.
[Nexus S General] Ari Gold:
Doesnt work either.. :confused:
[Nexus S General] suomaf:
Ok I finally bit the bullet and did it.

01. Recovery wipe everything including factory reset Flash 2.3.6

02. reboot, login to market

03. reboot recovery, flash su

04. reboot to 2.3.6 again, download otaRootKeeper

05. Click Protect root

06. Reboot to recovery/bootloader, I forgot if it went direct to recovery or had to bootloader flash the img, anyway onto recovery

07. flash the update to ics did not wipe anything what so ever

08. Boot into ics

09 Superuser now seems to acknowledge titanium backup and allows root.

Try it out guys, works for me. Going to try and test other apps that needs su.
[Nexus S General] rub1k:
Someone will figure it out shortly but yeah, I've tried everything and nothing has worked.

Just a minor inconvenience for now (for me, anyway). Got everything backed up so just won't restore all my app settings/saves for now.

---------- Post added at 11:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:59 PM ----------

Thanks, will try that in the morning. As long as you don't wipe/reset to factory settings between flashing from 2.3.6 to 4.0.3, it sounds like it could work (you shouldn't even have to use otaRootKeeper in that case, as long as you did steps 01-03 in your list).
[Nexus S General] Si_NZ:
What version of su did you flash? Maybe the old version doesn't work? I flashed su-2.3.6.1.
[Nexus S General] swemasa:
Works well on my Swedish phone.

Smooth as silk :-)
[Nexus S General] Ari Gold:
Got it working now, but only with the built-in gallery from "es file explorer".. doesnt work for me with the stock gallery..
[Nexus S General] rub1k:
Version 2.3.6.1 is very old... no reason to not use the most recent version (3.0.7 available here).
[Nexus S General] suomaf:
Sorry if I was not clear I flashed the lastest su the 2.3.6 is the ROM for our nexus Tmobile
[Nexus S General] MFire:
Quick question for you new ICS OTA users. Does the music player include a manual EQ like the one on Galaxy Nexus?
[Nexus S General] pilspeda:
Can't obtain root either :(

- flashed stock 2.3.6

- flashed ICS update

- installed SU 3.0.7 via recovery, but doesnt work
[Nexus S General] dissss:
Yep
[Nexus S General] kazempire:
does it works on i9023?

i mean the the zip file in 1st post.

thanks
[Nexus S General] squinty1989:
Tested and works well. Thank you so much for this guide.

I think this should be a sticky on the first page.
[Nexus S General] suomaf:
thats up to the mods, I did put up a separate thread on general
[Nexus S General] mohsin125:
how did u get flashable su? can u give me the link? i have the apk file
[Nexus S General] AndroidUser00110001:
anyone having issues with fancy widgets and the paid unlocker? I am getting license key is not valid.
[Nexus S General] Ari Gold:
Works for me.
[Nexus S General] pilspeda:
http://androidsu.com/superuser/

That's where I got the su 3.0.7 from.
[Nexus S General] kazempire:
please............................................................................

can i use the 1st post's zip for my i9023?
[Nexus S General] CROrION:
Works great on i9023, had problem with flashing it in "default" recovery, so first flash cw recovery 5xxxx via fastboot, and the just flash zip with it :)
[Nexus S General] pilspeda:
Quick update:

although I cant gain root yet (the workaround via gb etc seems too much effort :D) I can say that ICS is smooooooth. Really nice job.

All I now need is CM9 to go final and the root issue to be sorted, but no doubt you guys will figure it out.
[Nexus S General] iws1234:
How?......I've been doing the checkin thing for months, and have attempted to upgrade to 2.3.6 probably 20 times.....it will not go into recovery....just sits at the google screen....I think I found the thread to download the files, and I have them on my computer now, I have tried copying the recovery folder, and then replacing the recovery on my phone......nothing is working.....my phone still just sits at the GOOGLE screen when I try to go into recovery.....HELP:)

I am a real novice at androids ....sorry, I'm hoping for some help.....it sounds like everyone in here is pretty up to speed, so hopefully my problem will be easy for someone to help me with.
[Nexus S General] battila:
Hey,

I have a Samsung GT-i2023, Vodafone.

I flashed the zip. It is almost working. Only the radio is dead, so no gsm, no any G.

Any idea?
[Nexus S General] qbking77:
How to video is up!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tytCX0vqjQU
[Nexus S General] gavingreystone@gmail.com:
did you flash back the radio you were using before the update?
[Nexus S General] ViLANDER:
My device is not connecting to my operator after flashing the zip file. My model is I9020 (the first release of this device) and I have also tried to root and go back to stock Gingerbread. The phone can't connect to my operator so I can't call, sms or anything else on my phone and it's probably because the radio.

Anything I should do? I'm on stock Gingerbread (rooted) and the device is running fine, it just can't call and sms, probably it's something wrong with the radio.
[Nexus S General] hostile apostle:
If anyone has had their phone brick, check out this thread. It fixed my issue.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=20379904
[Nexus S General] TrueYears:
You should flash this ICS rom

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1380608
[Nexus S General] TheColdOne:
Tried these steps and didn't work for me. Seems like the ota RootKeeper works (for itself), but it does not help Titanium Backup see root access (no attempt to ask SU for permissions).
[Nexus S General] marcelnn:
OK, I'm on I9023 (no T, I'm in Romania). I don't understand how people can say that this is as smooth as previous AOSP 4.0.1 ROMs, because it's a LOT faster. It's as fast as Gingerbread. Absolutely no lag at all.

Just flashed it using the normal procedure:

- flashed stock 2.3.6 (got the zip from the OTA images thread).

- shut down.

- booted to bootloader and then selected recovery.

- waited for it to go to stock recovery, after displaying the warning icon for a few seconds.

- flashed update.zip from the sd card.

And that's it.
[Nexus S General] pilspeda:
+1

That's exactly how I did it, and it worked like a charm.
[Nexus S General] jishnu7:
Ok. I got everything working.

Here are steps. (for I9020T)

1. Download 2.3.6 from here. Else you can use any stock rooted 2.3.6 rom.

2. Download su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed

3. Download 4.0.3 OTA

4. Copy all of the above file to you phone.

5. Flash 2.3.6 stock rom and super user using ClockworkMod (flash both in once, without restart.)

6. Update Superuser and other su binaries with super user app.

7. Install Voodoo root keeper

8. Use rootkeeper to backup root and restart to recovery.

9. Flash ICS OTA and its done!!

NB. I had little problem after above steps, that Titanium not detecting root. What I did is I restored all my apps and other datas from 2.3.6 installation itself.
[Nexus S General] Mobil3:
Works great on my i9023!! thanks!!!:D
[Nexus S General] boykioy:
ok , i have installed root explorer and other apps that require root succefully but in titanium backap still says no root access. WTF?
[Nexus S General] :
i'm using Stock rom rooted + custom kernel.

should i flash fresh stock rom before flash this ?
[Nexus S General] cosimoss:
Installed and working on UK I9020.
[Nexus S General] gaz_armo:
After upgrading to ice cream sandwich, is the recovery still clockworkmod recovery or is it the default one?

Thanks
[Nexus S General] cosimoss:
Here we go with a UK Nexus S:

:D
[Nexus S General] vstudio3k:
ICS 4.0.3 OTA can be rooted, but sort of.
[Nexus S General] kibmcz:
I found that running the rom through android kitchen gives the most complete root (everything other than odexing works).
[Nexus S General] boykioy:
possible root fix

;)ok gents, i finally done it, see the picture. you need to fix permissions after you flash the su zip file. Please someone else to confirm that.
[Nexus S General] MFire:
Did anybody test Supercurio's Voodoo Sound/Voodoo Control Plus? Is it working?
[Nexus S General] chrisnathan1983:
Thank you so much! This was so simple for my i9020a. I was running an aosp ics rom. All I did was go into rom manager, install rom from sd, wipe data/cache, wipe dalvik cache, and VIOLA! It works wonderfully. Although sometimes my auto brightness is very low...
[Nexus S General] castro08:
Downloading over 3g or wifi?
[Nexus S General] surdu_petru:
sorry but I have not seen the one made ​​earlier ...... but never mind .....is a fantastic event and deserves even three threads as....;)
[Nexus S General] nicacapo:
Upload it right now!!!:d:d
[Nexus S General] sashajovicic:
sounds nice!

no update here so far (EU, Serbia)
[Nexus S General] mike.b93:
XD yeah well at least no one will miss the news haha
[Nexus S General] cavanman:
Already hit restart/install, will see if I can pick it up on Wifes NExus S.
[Nexus S General] andrewhansen86:
Yep. i just saw this on TMonews as well. Its legit. As soon as someone gets it please post it up! My weekend should be amazing!
[Nexus S General] Indirect:
http://twitter.com/#!/koush/status/147795795524067328
[Nexus S General] mike.b93:
Jeeez xD sounds so great xD thanks a lot
[Nexus S General] nicacapo:
oh my god....
[Nexus S General] castro08:
Koush already posted the link:) but how is it please tell us! And is the no shutter lag there??
[Nexus S General] webisweb:
Bless you!
[Nexus S General] jvanlew:
FYI - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20375583&postcount=640

EDIT: castro08 beat me to the punch. :)
[Nexus S General] jcarrz1:
you're not supposed to do that, now you can't upload it for us...
[Nexus S General] mike.b93:
Safe to flash for german device ??
[Nexus S General] cavanman:
over wifi.

Just did a checkin on wifes phone but no update, maybe I need usb plugged in (powered).

Yay Boot animation ICS just flashed on my phone
[Nexus S General] XCellPhoneSalesRep:
+99999999999

it's to a point that it's no longer ridiculous, just straight up annoying now...
[Nexus S General] castro08:
Sorry bro you actually posted the link so yours is better
[Nexus S General] battila:
No. I have not seen in the howto.

Now i don't remembe what was the radio I used.

I found a topic about the radio, but if you have an advise it is welcome!

Nexus S i2023
[Nexus S General] Azuske:
Okay can someone link me to the SU.zip you guys are using? I think I'm using the wrong file
[Nexus S General] Ari Gold:
True, i have the same issue with the auto brightness. Just regulated it by myself now, but any idea how to really fix this would be appreciated :)
[Nexus S General] syrupj:
I flashed the ROM. It worked fine. But no root access to Titanium is no good for me - I need my data and apps back! Nearly bricked my phone but managed to get back to CM9 Alpha 11. Guess I have to settle with it at the moment...
[Nexus S General] hamiltus:
One thing I've noticed in the ota update is face unlock for nexus s is disabled. Grrrrrrrrrrr!

Sent from my Nexus S GSM ICS using the XDA app
[Nexus S General] Ari Gold:
Does the touchscreen @homescreen and launcher react a little different when scrolling or is it just me? Not worse or better, just different. Needs more of a touch than before, need to make a longer distance than before.
[Nexus S General] TrueYears:
Is Google wallet included in the official update?
[Nexus S General] PiCaRd3591701:
Baseband Unknown

Hi,

I used the update.zip from androidcentral and everything went swimmingly. The phone is on 4.0.3 and nice and smooth but the radio seems to have borked.

-Wifi Works

-Can't see any cellular network

-Wiped clean

-Cannot go into recovery. Recovery seems to be stuffed up as well. Once I select recovery, I get a glimpse of the Android with some blue stuff in its stomach and then flat on its back with an exclamation mark... Need to find out what these graphics mean.

-in the Bootloader Menu, the Baseband is empty.

-the version shows as i9020 now but the other Vodafone AU Nexus S model I have here says i9023

The phone is/was not rooted and running stock 2.3.6

is there a way to flash a new baseband/radio or something??

Thanks for the help.
[Nexus S General] ChrisJ:
Another UK i9020 up and running without drama.

All apps and setting preserved.
[Nexus S General] Hybrid Core:
a wild ice cream sandwich appeared

fight - nexus s used recovery!

it's not very effective...

ics used Ota update!

nexus s is confused

nexus s used wipe! but nexus s is confused, it hurt itself

ics used brick

it's not very effective for nexus s

nexus s used a cooked rom

ics is paralyzed

ics can't attack

nexus s used xda developer guide!

ics fainted

nexus s grew to level 4.0.2!
[Nexus S General] khemist92:
Too bad its only TMO =( Gonna wait for the Unlocked version thingy
[Nexus S General] blacklion33:
Working like a charm. Thanks a lot.

PS: to get to stock recovery press vol + power (but be sure to have pressed power first for a milisecond :) ) and the menu will pop up.
[Nexus S General] SimonCraddock:
Is it just me that hates the colours and interface...think it looks ****e!
[Nexus S General] Ari Gold:
Yeah its only you i guess ;) Only thing that i dislike right now is adding the widgets. Also i want to disable the search bar on my homescreens and change the dock, it looks awful. Other things look really really nice, especially the statusbar, dialer, sms, menu interface etc.. Dont think i will stay with the "Stock", but for now i like it a lot. Lets see how long Cyanogenmod or MIUI take until they are "ready"
[Nexus S General] aic719:
Hmph ice cream sandwich doesn't taste too god with a side serving of bricks :/

I think I'm gonna wait for cm or something more stable.
[Nexus S General] MFire:
@blacklion33 Is everything working, is it rooted? I am thinging of flashing too though I'm not in a rush to do so.
[Nexus S General] suomaf:
Hey Jishnu,

Can you help me to test if you download something extra or new that you have not used previously that needs root and see superuser.apk will allow access to that? My theory is that whatever that was allowed when you are in 2.3.6 will carry through to ics but nothing new.
[Nexus S General] beutelfuchs:
While i don't suffer from your other Problems i have the same issue regarding the broken recovery with the android with an opened stomach and some blue stuff in front of it. Any idea what that means?
[Nexus S General] drleospaceman:
edit nevermind
[Nexus S General] yusuf_gr8:
I have the exact same issue... anyone have any clue on what went wrong? is there a way to recover the image? -thanks
[Nexus S General] usman_hafeez:
Guys, those who want to manually update Nexus S, just for info of those, that this is an official update and any Nexus S GSM version/model, whether 9020, 9023 etc etc, can be updated. Some people are confused that it is only for T-Mobile GSM version, which is wrong. I have an unlocked GSM version i9023 model, and updated it to ICS this morning manually and it is running perfectly.

So conclusion is, any GSM version can be updated. The only left over models which can't be updated are CDMA versions of Nexus S. So guys, no fear and proceed further with the update if you have ANY GSM version of Nexus S.

Link to update manualy is:

h t t p : / / w w w . gottabemobile . com/2011/12/16/how-to-manually-install-android-4-0-for-the-nexus-s/[/url]
[Nexus S General] PiCaRd3591701:
Finally! Another person with the issue! I was thinking I was the unluckiest bastard around!:p
[Nexus S General] syrupj:
It's true that any GSM version of the phone can be updated, but you guys should be reminded that stock recovery WILL NOT BE WORKING on I9023 model. Always make a backup before flashing and flash at your own risk.
[Nexus S General] Rijkaard14:
I think everybody with nexus s i9023 has this issue with stock recovery (me too :-() There is a thread where it is discussed: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1396615
[Nexus S General] mielke12:
is the update for all providers

is the update for the nexus s for all providers or just for t-mobile
[Nexus S General] buachaille:
Well i decided to go for it. Was going to wait for pre-rooted version from a dev, but got impatient.

So...........................

I ****ED IT RIGHT UP :p

I won't explain all the details of what went wrong as you will get really bored, but i was wondering for a while if I could ever get a working rom back on my phone. At the root of the problem was the fact that I could not get clockwork mod to work again after flashing back to stock 2.3.6 in preparation for the ota upgrade to ICS. Took me about an hour to fix it. I managed to stay calm during it - so I must be getting used to this "semi-bricked" state. Been there a few times now :D

Soooo......... going to wait for pre-rooted version from a dev. Like I knew I should have done in the 1st place. :confused: :confused: :confused:
[Nexus S General] syntax_gosong:
I hope yesterday is the day when many custom roms will born based on the stable ICS.
[Nexus S General] SimonCraddock:
Think I'll go back to Gingerbread MIUI for now.

It just doesn't look good at all to me.
[Nexus S General] Lordofminor:
I restored back to 2.3.6 stock and was force checking system update for a hour now, and nothing.. If it won't find it by today, I will update manually :D
[Nexus S General] saudkhan:
Hey guyz. I updated my nexus s yesterday without any issues. But you know what I'm not that impressed with the nexus s version of ics - which I think is a cut down version of the original one. Right at the start the setup wizard crashed 2times for me. Now things are not as smooth as I expected them to be and more over it doesn't even have face to unlock. A lot of the other features are also missing ( for example in gtalk video the front camera does not focus onto the person talking). Anyways I'm discovering more more of these things. ight actually make a list of all these issues and things missing. Overall its a good update but nothing like as amazing as it was told it would be. Please let me know if you guy agree or maybe something is wrong with just my mobile :P
[Nexus S General] yusuf_gr8:
I have the same error after i updated my nexus S GT-I9020T. After the update i ab unable to power on the unit at all. No recovery, no nothing. Anyone any suggestions?
[Nexus S General] Mr.lol:
It worked for me...
[Nexus S General] buachaille:
surely a dev will be releasing a basic pre-rooted version soon. It's been available for quite a few hours now.
[Nexus S General] Rijkaard14:
When I go into bootloader it says (I have a Nexus S I9023):

Bootloader Version - I9020XXKL1

Baseband Version - I9020XXKI1

What does your bootloader say?
[Nexus S General] rguz:
Yes, hopefully soon. The only thing stopping me from using it now is that it can't recognize my root status and I can't restore apps+data using TBU. I can't wait until someone shows a way around this.

Cheers from the Philippines.
[Nexus S General] strages:
okay guys, my question:

how to install from cm 7.1 stable to this stock rom? by using the newest clockworkmod recovery on a i9023 nexus s?
[Nexus S General] pilspeda:
Same here:

Bootloader Version - I9020XXKL1

Baseband Version - I9020XXKI1

And I also have a i9230
[Nexus S General] pilspeda:
Yes,

that's the way I did it.

- flashed back to stock 2.3.6

- flashed ICS update

- et voila
[Nexus S General] strages:
going to try right now
[Nexus S General] pilspeda:
That's exactly how I proceeded:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20389178&postcount=768
[Nexus S General] Mr.lol:
I have the same baseband and bootloader, but i just realised that it doesn't work for me either...
[Nexus S General] :
That's what I did too. Worked just fine.

Now I can't wait for the MIUI v4 to get updated.
[Nexus S General] duzeus:
I had a nexus s purchased from the UK but being used in New Zealand. It was i9020xxKF1 and GRK39f and the manual update worked perfectly with no radio problems or anything. It now says i9020XXKI1 and IML74K.

Just posting in case anyone searches through the forum like I did and wants to give it a go.
[Nexus S General] rcrd-pt:
does anyone know how to change the shortcuts in the lockscreen? i'd like to unlock directly to text messages. is it possible?

thanks in advance
[Nexus S General] kach111:
So this will work with any i9023 EU version of nexus S ?I have i9023 s-lcd unlocked unbranded version?Will i still be able to receive further official updates from google with this update because im not on t-mobile?
[Nexus S General] kooskoos1814:
Works perfect on mine. Only thing is that you can't root...
[Nexus S General] wildestpixel:
Yes tested and working
[Nexus S General] dustookk:
That is what I'm doing now.. go back to 2.3.6 then update to 4.0.3 ~

here are stock roms http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1063664
[Nexus S General] semprom:
Hello.

I have Nexus S from Bulgaria. The baseband version is I9023XXKF1.

Will be there any problems if I update with the update from the first post?

Thanks.
[Nexus S General] baizhangg:
wi-fi problem

updated... everything works fine except for wifi: it doesn't see wifi neworks... "scan" doesn't help...

does anybody have the same issue?
[Nexus S General] jhalmeida:
ideal is to do a complete cache clean etc. My was stuck on nexus logo and lost recovery. flashed recovery, clean cahce etc and all ok.

I9023 Vodafone PT
[Nexus S General] stodoe:
to me wifi works perfect. so its not issue with stock
[Nexus S General] :
It's normal.

same bootloader/baseband version on my devices (haven't flashed ICS)
[Nexus S General] italia0101:
ok... so i flashed back to 2.3.6 and then did the update to 4.0.3 , everything went smoothly except for a "random ofset" .. i booted the phone and it gets stuck at the galaxy nexus boot loader screen ..... its been on it for like 10 mins now.... iv tried reflashing the ics and gb rom both get error code 7

any ideas