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[General Questions and Answers] HeroKhar:
Thanks for the reply, I've already done that, and I'm still getting errors and other weird things, like not going out of airplane mode, failing to download the OTA 2.3.6 Update (I'm on stock 2.3.1 unrooted, I think:o), and I don't know if this is normal, but ClockworkMod Recovery is still there. Am I still rooted or something? Plus, when I try to flash a restore, from let's say Gingerbread 2.3.6 Stock, it says MD5 mismatch! How about if it's an ICS AOSP Build, it gives me the normal white Google logo like normal, but then just stays stuck there.

Is the anyway to erase EVERYTHING and start over like NOTHING was ever done to the device? Like when they are first distributing the the device and no one has ever touched it? Is there anyway to do just that?
[General Questions and Answers] lodxcol:
There is a difference between being "rooted" and using a rooted ROM. You could be using a non-rooted ROM, and your phone can still be "rooted". The first step in rooting a phone is changing SECURITY-ON to SECURITY-OFF. If you REALLY want to go back to when you first got the device, you will need to find a way to turn SECURITY from OFF to ON. When it is off, you are able to access the bootloader, in turn allowing you to install a recovery to install a ROM with rooted permissions. I think the best way to go back to stock would be for you to first download the latest OTA update for your device, do a FULL WIPE of everything on your phone thru recovery (data, system, cache, dalvik cache). Then installing the latest OTA. I do not think however, that this is how you turn your device S-ON.

I hope I've been of some help.
[General Questions and Answers] HeroKhar:
Thanks for your excellent reply, but I have also already done that, EXACTLY that, multiple times too. Dalvik, battery stats, factory reset/delete all user data, wipe cache partition and fix permissions. What else is there left to do?:confused:
[General Questions and Answers] HeroKhar:
Thank you all so very much!!!!

I have fixed my Nexus S!!!
[General Questions and Answers] lodxcol:
how did you fix it?
[General Questions and Answers] HeroKhar:
I reinstalled the newest update with the vanilla recovery
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cc7212102:
Sorry for my poor Engilsh, I had have flash the new rom of the offical rom. And I can't root! Is there someone can tell me how to root?:(:(
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GazerZhang:
I m sorry to tell you it seems that only few people root successfully..

But I fail....
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
is easy to root http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=895545

is buggy to get SU to work
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivangundampc:
i had done this already but it can't get root permissions...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wishmasterf:
I used that: megaupload.com/?d=S67I9Q0L flash with clockwork! Superuser (the app) dont work, but root works in apps and terminal emulator.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nevrlow:
yea that method is not working
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cc7212102:
Thanks for you all, I will try the method.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] falconrulz:
Hope this helps ;)

-- Here
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] interslicer:
i want to know if you know ... i upgraded to 4.0.3 by flashing the entire rom and kernal at the same time with Heimdall!

Heimdall has terrible support now(mac user here :( ) Anyway my phone never boots when i try to root it ... i tried the oneclick root - the doomlord ZergRush which i think is only for 2.3.6 roms - trying to get cwm on root permission - and flashing Kernals stops my phone booting - and one click methods just don't do anything when they complete!

So i tried ALL rooting methods and none work!

Should i go back to 2.3.6 and try doing it again from there?

Then i can upgrade once i'm rooted?

Or do i upgrade and then root again?

i'm so confused ....

At least i got my WIFI back by clearing out my cashe (but now with this i think i just give up since my phone works and battery is good)

But can i flash a complete 2.3.6 rom all in one go ?

Then what do i do from there?

THanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] funkyblue04:
Anyone know when the 4.0.3 image will be available for the GN? Seems weird the Nexus S have received it first.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] perdurabo2:
I think this belongs in the QA forum, but to answer your question:

http://groups.google.com/group/android-building/browse_thread/thread/9a3133c2f73f2789

tl;dr: "soon"
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] funkyblue04:
Thanks. It's interesting they publicised 4.0.2 instead of 4.0.3. So much for the Galaxy Nexus being the first to get updates...(Not that it really matters, only a small update :))
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Everything is "nexus." They simply just spread the love around, that's all.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NexusDro:
Wish they could do that for the Nexus One :( I envy the Nexus S. Will the non-yakju get the OTA updates from Google? Haven't been able to catch up to the yakju vs. non-yakju debate.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vvaffles:
it doesn't feel small at all, its smooth as hell on my nexus s, i sware its smoother than my GN atm
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Non-yakju will get the update but I believe its maintained by Samsung so you'll have to wait for them to push it. It takes a couple of minutes to switch to a yakju build. Or you can flash a deodexed 4.0.3 ROM when that gets released sometime this weekend as 4.0.3 has been dropped into AOSP.

Sadly, the Nexus One wasn't able to go through this process due to hardware limitations.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FatGuyWithWifi:
ok, heres the deal. i was giving my dinc a manual ota update, when it suddenly died. now it wont charge (no light), wont turn on, wont go into hboot or recovery. Im pretty sure saving this thing is a lost cause but i love my dinc. i have the dinc 2 now but me and this thing go way back and i dont wanna lose hope lmao. Revive my dinc?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andriod lover:
U cps bricked it means its a gone er

Sent from my iphone4s
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] amcolian:
Hi folks, I was removing bloatware and also removed the Music and Videos apk from my Note running 2.3.6.

I backed up using Titanium Backup but TB won't restore the apps.

It gets stuck trying.

Could someone please post these two stock apks for me:

Music v1.2

Videos v1.0

Thanks in advance.

[EDIT] Got it from a friend. OP please close this thread.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] kanej2006:
The stock video/music apps are not all that great.

From the market place you can get much better ones, many of which are free.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Cr4z33:
Here we go (taken from KK9): ;)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ML8A4G9U
[Motorola Droid RAZR] kimo91:
All of a sudden my touchscreen quit working while customizing my ADW themes and lasted almost 10 minutes then magically started working again. Is there a way to do a soft/hard power reset? When I had my D2G all I had to do was slide out my keyboard and press although, shift delete.

Sent from my Boeing approved Moto Droid Razr
[Motorola Droid RAZR] keeb119:
Power and volume down for eight secs to manually power off. Miner does this randomly too. And it powers on and off so quickly that restarting isn't a problem.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] kimo91:
Cool deal I was doing the totally opposite, up volume and power. Thanks for your response.

Sent from my Boeing approved Moto Droid Razr
[Motorola Droid RAZR] IP IHI II IL:
I've had the same happen to me with LP pro on my Photon, and now my RAZR. My theory is that blur doesnt play well with 3rd party launchers. I've been able to shut down with the touchscreen though. Strange that it completely craps out on you...

My tab's Flyer than yours! Unless this is posted in a Flyer thread, then it's just as Flyer...

http://android-gz.com
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spoiler1041:
It seems my TV will not support streaming video from my TB that is less than 7,900 Kbps (just under actually).

So if 720p is the highest resolution what other setting could be used to maintain 7,900 kbps?
[Networking] waiters:
I wonder if the top 5 percent off some direct relation to netflix users.

Is there anyone here that has been plowed all that has never use netflix before?

Also for u l t e you said a lot old force yourself onto 3g and change the apn to "phone" and you will be back on with hspa+, but un throttled speeds!
[Epic 4G General] fzammetti:
Hi all... tonight I decided to try the Samurai kernel. Unfortunately, it boot-looped on me. No big deal I figured, I did a full nandroid before in ACS's CWM, so I'll just restore. Unortunately, doing so isn't working: all of my apps, data and settings are gone! It basically looks stock (although, interestingly, all the Sprint bloat I had manually removed before still seems to be gone, so the restore worked to a degree)... I've restored backups before and never had a problem so I'm guessing the kernel is somehow the culprit, but I think that got restored from the backup too so I don't know what's going on. I'm stock EI22 by the way.

Can anyone help me? I'm pretty frustrated at the moment.

Thanks,

Frank
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
Try restoring an older backup. If that works you can attempt an advanced restore data only from your recent backup to see if it was something in your setup.
[Epic 4G General] fzammetti:
That was a thought I had too... I tried TWO older backups that I still had, same problem. I also tried a factory reset and then a restore (in theory it shouldn't make any difference to factory wipe first, and sure enough it didn't, but figured it was worth a shot).

My only other thought is maybe if I odin back to stock, root & install recovery and then try the restore again... kind of a shot in the dark, really shouldn't matter, but maybe.
[Epic 4G General] DroidApprentice:
Did you clear cache and dalvik before flashing the new kernel? I wonder if ACS is the issue and if trying CWM 5 might help.
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
I was thinking the same thing D. The only other thing I can think of is bad reads from the sd card.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derekgabs:
Can anyone please edit my apk here? since i cant do it. my adb is broken and my net is getting really bad :(.. please can you edit my status bar clock to be aligned in the center place.

Thanks in advance.. :)

Currently running in cm7 rom
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derekgabs:
up up up up.. i need help :(
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chavab:
i just use gps test but nothing happen ( 0 in view ,0 inuse) also gps signal in notification bar is shown.

now i use runnymede sebastin AIO3.0.4 cm7r2 rom. and i read the same problem in other thread ,they suggested to change the rom then i changed to...other (3 roms)

but nothing happened in GPS test.

Is it about hardware...what should i do about hardware?

i call to HTC call center, he told me that it's about hardware GPS is connected to mainboard and if it broke he'll change the mainboard (very expensive).

any suggestion??
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MatDrOiD:
Desire has a two-years-warranty. Even if you bought it just after it realeased, you are still under warranty. So go back to stock (I recommend 2.3.3 RUU) and send your phone to HTC and let them change the mainboard for warranty (so you do not have to spend any money).
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chavab:
in my country is only one year warranty. so sad :(
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droidzone:
Yup..Standard international warranty seems to be 1 yr..Europe seems to have 2 yrs.. So unfair :p
[HD2 General] DJSkyline701:
After looking at all the sexy phones being released, I was getting jealous and it felt like my HD2 was losing its luster (The HD2 is still a sexy phone, don't get me wrong). I actually did this mod a long time ago but I switched the cover because I purchased an extended battery (Chinese!) and recently I just really missed the sexyness. And the cover draws attention away from the phone's slight blemishes( My f*cking eX knocked my phone on the the ground. It scratched my phone, cracked the camera lens and dented the camera casing >:[ )

Don't know if something like this was posted already, but anyway, here's to the best $265 I have ever spent!

I didn't have better camera at the time, so i had to use my sh*tty iPhone 3g. The image had so much noise, that i had to Photoshop it! So if it looks weird i apologize.

EDIT: THAT'S RIGHT! Totally forgot... I bought this carbon fiber vinyl sheet from ebay (3M makes better quality sheets but is more expensive). And basically it's a sticker and I just pasted it on to my back and cut the proper dimensions. I used a heat gun to make it stick more and it makes it easier to play with (it gets softer). I'm actually planning on dong this to all my future phones!
[HD2 General] Wil Badger:
OK ......Ya it looks nice but what was the point of making the post if your not going to tell people what you did to make it? Is it just a carbon fiber sticker, did you actually make a true carbon fiber back cover,etc....Would be nice to know for others that might want the same look.
[HD2 General] samson_420:
:confused:Why is this in themes and apps?
[HD2 General] DJSkyline701:
its moved now
[Nexus S General] suomaf:
Much thanks for boykloy

Follow his instructions here

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20393465&postcount=14

For me I just extracted the root.zip from ics+root-fastboot-recovey.zip and flashed that in cwm recovery. Apps are now given root access even when they were not given in 2.3.6

---------------------------------- below this is old information and only work partially --------------------

I posted this on the main ics upgrade thread but think it will be lost in the thread really soon. http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20388165&postcount=739

This is what I did

All thanks goes to SuperCurio, the super dev for his otaRootkeeper app.

Works for me **** partially

So I did a little more testing, it seems that whatever you have allowed to access root when you were in 2.3.6 will be ok when you go to ics, and nothing extra will be allowed in ics
[Nexus S General] rub1k:
Do you have a step missing between these two?

(i.e. copy the 'su' binary back from the backup directory to step #05 copies it into?)

If not, steps 05-06 aren't needed... The 'su' binary and Superuser.apk app simply remain untouched by the update from 2.3.6 to 4.0.3 since no wipe/factory reset was done.
[Nexus S General] suomaf:
heh you are right, in my happiness, i derped

..

8a open up otaRootKeeper

8b click restore root or whatever the button at the bottom is

..

-------------- updated OP
[Nexus S General] mohsin125:
Flashing su gives me an error of signature verification failed. Plz help
[Nexus S General] kooskoos1814:
Doesn't work for me. Still not rooted.
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
same problem for me
[Nexus S General] leonlmf:
doesn't work
[Nexus S General] Burninator:
The Alliance Needs You!

Help us Obi Wan, you're our only hope!
[Nexus S General] suomaf:
Hey guys,

Just finished loading up all the apps from titanium backup and then see this.

Did a little more checking and it seems that whatever you have allowed root access when you are in 2.3.6 will carry through onto ics. It seems that nothing new can be allowed access when you flash ics.

I am going to try to update the su and superuser.apk and see if that helps. Do not really want to go through the whole restoring on 2.3.6 THEN restoring on ics. I guess this is the life of a crack flasher, eh?

***** update even later, its a no go on everything I tried. so it seems that according to jishnu7 http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20389400&postcount=770 ... although this gives me an idea.... be back soon

**** nope the idea did not work
[Nexus S General] suomaf:
So heres what I am thinking. If superuser.apk was backed up when you are in the 2.3.6 stage and when you get to ics, you might be able to retain the root access for the different apps that have already been granted. Anyone care to test it out, I am tired from flashing and reflashing, have done it at least 5 times now testing this.

I will lay the steps out below if you are interested to test it out. The only additional steps is 5a and 5b. I am too lazy to test it, tired too. I am betting that by tomorrow superuser.apk or su will be updated and this will not be needed.

01. Recovery wipe everything including factory reset Flash 2.3.6

02. reboot, login to market

03. maybe need to flash the img from bootloader to reboot into cwm recovery, flash su (Superuser-3.0.7-efgh-signed.zip)

04. reboot to 2.3.6 again, download otaRootKeeper, open up said app

05. Click Protect root

5a restore everything that you use that needs root

5b allow access for those said apps

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

8a open up otaRootKeeper

8b click restore root or whatever the button at the bottom is

09 Superuser now seems to acknowledge titanium backup and allows root.
[Nexus S General] leonlmf:
my titanium still not working on the ics as others said su need to be update. titanium works under 2.3.6 so i restored all the apps then apply the ics update without wipe
[Nexus S General] Si_NZ:
The dark side has clouded everything. Hard to see, the future is.
[Nexus S General] Chamb':
I created a .zip (CWM) for root access, thanks to zdo: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S67I9Q0L
[Nexus S General] boykioy:
Finally root access

Ok i have finally done it.

Instuctions:

* flash the 2.3.6 stock rom

* sign in with google account

* reboot into stock recovery -do not wipe anything

* install update zip ( ICS ROM)

* Let it boot into ics

*Enable usb debugging and connect the usb cable

*Download this : http://www.multiupload.com/BZ5A87HYIG

*Extract it to dectop of your pc

* ran the run.bat

* follow instrunctions

* REBOOT.NOW YOU HAVE ROOT ACCESS AND RECOVERY
[Nexus S General] AbsintheSyringe:
Actually this works, or at least it worked for me with some minor changes :)

Things I did differently:

I did all flashing with ClockworkMod, by "fastboot-linux boot recovery3101.img" or which in your case should prolly be "fastboot boot recoveryXXX.img"

*Please realize su is the problem here, as even if you get a message that your root was successful that wasn't the case, as su isn't giving out the permissions.

*I rebooted recovery, and I flashed su, but I flashed it with "Superuser-3.0.7-efgh-signed" (just Google it and you'll find it available for download)

*To give more insight, when it comes to "controversy" around step 6, what I did as part of step 5 after I protected my root I also flashed ClockworkMod recovery. And without rebooting installed the ICS.

*Btw, when it asked me if I wanted to remove anything, I only selected Dalvik Cache, as by also removing data I would lose my previous su "status"

*Either way, after I booted into ICS I successfully restored my root. Also, make sure you don't allow Google to restore your installed applications, as it'll restore different version of su and ruin this whole effort.
[Nexus S General] suomaf:
so new apps that require root can have access? Nice work if it does? Can anyone else confirm?

But for me when i go into adb, I am able to get to su and it works. Does this still mean that su is the problem? I did use Superuser-3.0.7-efgh-signed
[Nexus S General] boykioy:
i install titsnium and root explorer and remount system normally as you can see from the picture
[Nexus S General] naimsiddiq:
Thank You! It worked!
[Nexus S General] Sahkolihaa:
I had to manually update Superuser through the markat as the one in your zip kept force closing, but it works perfectly after that - root access back! :D
[Nexus S General] instigator008:
Works! Only issue I have is Superuser doesn't appear to be working properly...it allows every su request without prompt.
[Nexus S General] suomaf:
You sir are a god, this worked for me, I am now updating the OP to your instructions and changing partially to completely!
[Nexus S General] sakisds:
Flashing root.zip from the file boykioy posted on ICS without activating an account in Gingerbread works fine for me. Apps have root access now but superuser does not ask me if I want to allow them or not.
[Nexus S General] juliano_q:
Guys, I am not finding /etc/install_recovery.sh to rename it, do you know if now I have to change another file to not let android system erase my custom recovery?
[Nexus S General] suomaf:
Follow this http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/1...xus-4g-lte-and-flash-custom-recovery-verizon/ the bottom bit
[Nexus S General] Chamb':
Yes but I don't know why, meanwhile an update of SU (binary and app) which works properly, be careful with apps.

EDIT: don't update the binary from SuperUser, root access won't work anymore.
[Nexus S General] juliano_q:
Thanks, it worked.

su worked well here, but as reported it is not prompting the option to allow/deny, it is always allowing. Already enough to use Titanium Backup :)
[Nexus S General] zlwu:
failed

I still can't root using your method ...
[Nexus S General] K3lthuzad:
Stop me if I'm being silly, but does this method require an unlocked bootloader?
[Nexus S General] suomaf:
yeap it does
[Nexus S General] Burninator:
You Sir, are a god!

Your instructions worked for me....oh so sweet. My only question is if I can flashing CWM from the application or not. It says that no recovery is installed when it clearly is. I just don't want to break this. Any insight?
[Nexus S General] suomaf:
can't help you there. I don't do recovery stuff from the application, always from the reboot recovery. Sorry.
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
closed by OP request
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flaxseed23:
Hey,

this is a newb question, but i tried to search and look around myself and no luck

I am trying to figure out where I can find out my total call/airtime on the nexus s.

i went into *#*#4636#*#* to phone info, usage stats, but can't really pinpoint it.

is it dialer? can i change the milliseconds to some other measurement?

Thanks in advance,

Shane
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flaxseed23:
can anyone help with this, bump.
[Epic 4G General] xopher.hunter:
Was tired of using screen filter with our ridiculously bright capacitive lights so I tried somthing new, I put a thin strip of electrical tape over the buttons and they still work beautifully. I especially like the rubber feel to the buttons and I'm sure if you put more effort than I did you could probably make stickers with symbols out of electrical tape. I know this probably should go in accessories but c'mon who really checks that often plus I know a lot of ppl have been complaining about the capacitive lights lateley.
[Epic 4G General] xopher.hunter:
This is where I'm gonna put pics... eventually
[Epic 4G General] thomasskull666:
That sounds neat, good idea! My only question is does it look jankety? Like did you use an X-acto knife to cut the tape to match the curved bezel? Gotta see them pics :-)
[Epic 4G General] xopher.hunter:
Like I said above it only looks as good as you feel like making it lol, I plan on just cutting out some small hole punches later and sticking them over and then ill post some pics.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xusxmarinesx:
When I am in landscape mode and I try to type fast the keyboard really lags...anyone have this? I have the LTE version
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
Documented bug I believe. Sometimes happens on my GSM version
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xusxmarinesx:
so it is a bug not because the phone can't keep up
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xNEM3S1Sx:
Its a 1.2ghz dual core... the phone can keep up. The text still types, but the screen lags behind for a moment. Its a software issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gilbot:
Yup, got this bug. Super annoying.
[Samsung Galaxy 5 I5500] prince147:
Finally we have our ics.... Our dev motofoca has done it he said

"Hey guys!

Its official

ICS on G5!

Yes, its working

Nothing works, but here is the prof

Im fixing the touchscreen then i upload for you to have fun

Aparently its running quite smooth

Take care

Madteam

PS: Sorry for the crappy images"