yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus S General] scott8281:
Looks like all the GSM variants have the same bootloader, if your rooted and want to revert back just flash a 2.3.6 rom that contains the ka3 bootloaders... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1063664

Nexus S (worldwide version "XX"):

Android Version	Preferred Bootloader	Preferred Radio	Also possible

2.3 (GRH55)	I9020XXJK1	I9020XXJK8

2.3.1 (GRH78)	I9020XXJK1	I9020XXJK8

2.3.2 (GRH78C)	I9020XXJK1	I9020XXJK8

2.3.3 (GRI40)	I9020XXKA3	I9020XXKB1	All previous versions

2.3.4 (GRJ22)	I9020XXKA3	I9020XXKD1	All previous versions

2.3.5 (GRJ90)	I9020XXKA3	I9020XXKF1	All previous versions

2.3.6 (GRK39F)	I9020XXKA3	I9020XXKF1	All previous versions

4.0.3 (IML74K)	I9020XXKL1	I9020XXKI1	All previous versions

Nexus S (850MHz version "UC"):

Android Version	Preferred Bootloader	Preferred Radio	Also possible

2.3.3 (GRI54)	I9020XXKA3	I9020UCKB2

2.3.4 (GRJ22)	I9020XXKA3	I9020UCKD1	All previous versions

2.3.5 (GRJ90)	I9020XXKA3	I9020UCKF1	All previous versions

2.3.6 (GRK39C)	I9020XXKA3	I9020UCKF1	All previous versions

2.3.6 (GRK39F)	I9020XXKA3	I9020UCKF1	All previous versions

4.0.3 (IML74K)	I9020XXKL1	I9020UCKF1	All previous versions

Nexus S (Korea version "KR"):

Android Version	Preferred Bootloader	Preferred Radio	Also possible

2.3.3 (GRI54)	I9020XXKA3	I9020KRKB3

2.3.4 (GRJ22)	I9020XXKA3	M200KRKC1	All previous versions

2.3.5 (GRJ90)	I9020XXKA3	M200KRKC1	All previous versions

2.3.6 (GRK39F)	I9020XXKA3	M200KRKC1	All previous versions

4.0.3 (IML74K)	I9020XXKL1	M200KRKC1	All previous versions

Nexus S 4G:

Android Version	Preferred Bootloader	Preferred Radio	Also possible

2.3.4 (GRJ06D)	D720SPRKC5	D720SPRKC9

2.3.4 (GRJ22)	D720SPRKC5	D720SPRKD8	All previous versions

2.3.5 (GRJ90)	D720SPRKC5	D720SPRKE5	All previous versions

2.3.7 (GWK74)	D720SPRKE1 (*)	D720SPRKH1	All previous versions

4.0.3 (IML74K)	D720SPRKE1 (*)	D720SPRKL1	All previous versions
[Nexus S General] ToniCipriani:
So I guess still nothing for i9020A yet?

Will OTAs still work if I go the current OTA, then flash the radio? I'm giving this phone to my sis for Christmas but want to upgrade to 4 before giving it to her, but she's rather a dummy and doesn't want to deal with flashing going forward (she's been using an X10 with stock 2.1 for the longest time).

Sorry... I'm not an Android guy, I'm all about webOS. :D
[Nexus S General] skatastamoutrasas:
I do and I have responded to one more simular post here. Let's wait until most of Nexus S users have the ICS so we can tell if it is a bug or a feature since I see that almost 50% of battery's energy has been consumed by the OS (although most of the time it is in idle state)
[Nexus S General] amasunka:
Facial Recognition doesn't work on my 9023 in ICS. Neither does screen shot
[Nexus S General] skatastamoutrasas:
Screenshot has to work. Face Recongnition is disabled/not installed for Nexus S. Try working the screenshot way a little more. You have to press simultaneously the power button and sound down button for 1 sec.
[Nexus S General] briggl:
You are right there is a list of 4 options and the second ist the, i have to correct "apply zip from sdcard". When choosing this you normally see all directories an files from sdcard. The frist option brings you back to the previous list. The second should be the update.zip file.
[Nexus S General] amasunka:
Ahhh okey got the screen shot working
[Nexus S General] kibmcz:
That feature wasn't included on Nexus S and screenshot is done by volume down + power.
[Nexus S General] Niko838:
Thanks for your help, something however doesn't work, since I choose the second from the list and it still boots me to the 4-option list.. Guess I'll have to root & unroot to get the OTA the right way and see if it works then.

The root guides around here should work for ICS too, right?
[Nexus S General] briggl:
yes should work
[Nexus S General] n1i3m7a3:
Status 7 error ?!

Hey guys

I downloaded this ICS rom and tried to install it on my nexus s, but I got a strange error...

assert failed: file_getprop blah blah blah...
(status 7)
Installation aborted

I figured that I get this error whenever I want to install a stock rom

what should I do?!!

Model:GT-I9023

Bootloader version: I9020XXKA3

ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2

rooted: yes

please tell me what to do
[Nexus S General] kibmcz:
If you were on a modded rom you will need to use this full zip...

Android 4.0.3/IML74K/XXKI1 Radio/KL1 Bootloader

Official, signed, can flash with ClockworkMod or stock recovery. Contains recovery, radio and bootloader.
[Nexus S General] mastmnmn:
hi gays,is there any one have wifi issue?

wifi dosen't work for me,indeed wifi can be opened but it cant find any network.

tanx
[Nexus S General] neo_x22000:
anything on 4g OTA yet? :(
[Nexus S General] skatastamoutrasas:
Be patient. GSM is first and I'm pretty sure that not every device has been updated. The whole process won't take more than 30 days so I think that in 15 days tops, you will see the so much wanted notification.
[Nexus S General] jedijos:
So, where can I find a ICS to flash manually to a i9023???

Thanks!
[Nexus S General] hunter_dev:
Factory reset forces OTA

Euro Nexus S - Factory reset forced OTA update to ICS!

Package has the same link
[Nexus S General] Deathbyfugu:
I'm sorry but I LoLed at the greeting in this post...
[Nexus S General] Impact7:
Is it necessary that the nexus s is already rooted? A friend doesn´t want to root it but he also doesn´t want to wait until he gets the OTA update.
[Nexus S General] laborg:
Hi

could someone try to connect a mouse or keyboard to the usb port with a powered usb hub in between and give feedback if usb-host works? I don't have a powered usb hub, and without it nothing happens at all, which is due to the powerlessness of the nexus s, i guess...

Thx in advance
[Nexus S General] kibmcz:
Here are links for i920t/i9023

Ota Update from Gingerbread

http://v19.lscache8.c.android.clients.google.com/packages/data/ota/google_crespo/VQ8PQk_V.zip

Full Update

http://v19.lscache8.c.android.clients.google.com/packages/data/ota/google_crespo/ZD3PyN0t.zip
[Nexus S General] neo_x22000:
if i flash back to stock with root will i still receive OTA on ns4g?? even if with a different kernal?
[Nexus S General] jedijos:
I did this a couple of hours ago but I still haven't received OTA. Before that (yesterday) I received the OTA, downloaded the file and started the installation, but after the first reset, the screen showed the android extrating the package and moments later the android with the exclamation mark, and i had to pull the battery to reset the phone...
[Nexus S General] bgdxv:
I have a problem with ics. All the phone numbers appear in the format xxx xxx xxxx . That is not how they are in my country and it makes them really confusing when reading. I switched to English(UK) in the language settings, which used to do the trick and make numbers appear as xxxxxxxxx in gingerbread . But in ics they remain the same. Anyone has any idea on how to fix this?
[Nexus S General] Fylk:
I was under the impression that no one had gotten the i9020A OTA update yet, just cobbling togeather something off the Tmo version.
[Nexus S General] doubleblack:
There have been a handful of people saying they are on i9020a and got OTA. Also there are several people saying this update.zip works fine if you have CWM installed:

http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/google_crespo/ZD3PyN0t.zip

But that's ONLY if you have CWM installed, will not install on i9020a with stock recovery. What I need is something that installs with stock recovery.
[Nexus S General] Fylk:
Any one tried to figure out why? Also, what proof do we have that this is in fact a stock OTA?
[Nexus S General] Stefanauss:
I don't know about the color chooser yet, but it's true that the swipe left to delete word in Swiftkey keyboard has got very uncomfortable with ICS. Only works 50% of the times, at best.
[Nexus S General] mELIANTE:
Maybe because it's the same link that the phones use when getting the update?
[Nexus S General] _d4ni3l:
Wow, man, thanks a lot, it worked.

After half a day spent in efforts. You're my hero.
[Nexus S General] ekerazha:
... /10chars
[Nexus S General] doubleblack:
That's not stock OTA for i9020a, but it is for i9020t and the radio in that link I provided works don't need to flash new radio...just requires CWM instead of stock recovery, and I have stock recovery :(
[Nexus S General] the7thson:
If you use the full ROM ZD3PyN0t.zip and flash from CWM, how easy is it to roll back to a nandroid backup from before of a custom ROM? I.e. if I flash the full 4.0.3 directly over my current custom ROM and decide that I don't like or need to roll back, can I just go back to ROM manager and do a restore of my old nandroid?

Thanks!
[Nexus S General] Fylk:
So we have an update for i9020, but its the moded one. Wonderfun. :(
[Nexus S General] crachel:
root then go to ROM Manager and flash CWM Recovery then restore the nandroid

or

fastboot flash the recovery and then restore the nandroid

..both simple enough
[Nexus S General] the7thson:
Sweet thanks!

One not-so-smart follow up question - how do I root 4.0.3? :D It's been a long time since I've done any real tinkering with my Nexus S.
[Nexus S General] jlaudio27:
I flashed "ROM" from post #661, all is working great on my i9020a, though my superuser did NOT work I just disabled it, rather ICS without root than GB with. Anyway, how modded is it? Just curious if I should bother switching to the official when it comes out.
[Nexus S General] crachel:
after applying the full update, reflash CWM recovery with fastboot, then flash the su update.zip available on ChainsDD's website..

http://androidsu.com/superuser/

http://downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
[Nexus S General] bgdxv:
so no one wants to help me?
[Nexus S General] goraps:
My hunch is that those with an i9020a who got the IT's did so because they flashed back to 2.3.3 stock which was not for the i9020a. Then got an OTA not intended for their phone. I haven't heard of anyone with a i9020a who got an OTA that has worked perfectly on their phone. I believe they will all have had radio problems.
[Nexus S General] navykid0211:
And those who done that will not get the initial OTA for their i9020a right. Or wrong?? Only reason I haven't done so is because I'm scared I wont get the ota that's meant for my phone (i9020a)

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S General] kibmcz:
I updated Superuser/su to be latest and should work now... also once i9020a ota is out i will be switching to that as source (T-Mobile ota is current base).

When did you download it? I uploaded v3 this morning with updated Superuser/su, galaxy nexus sounds, and hsdpa systemui.
[Nexus S General] jlaudio27:
I downloaded it yesterday afternoon. Thanks man its appreciated to have some Ice Creamy goodness :)

If I run the new version will it wipe all my apps? Don't really feel like doing a whole restore again.
[Nexus S General] kibmcz:
It will cleanly update over top since thats all i've been doing as i test new builds. So your apps should be all safe... id do nandroid before flash to play it safe no matter what tho.
[Nexus S General] jlaudio27:
Cool deal, will go for it!
[Nexus S General] bl@ckadder:
Just to be clear, installing the full ROM requires a full wipe before-hand, correct?
[Nexus S General] kibmcz:
It should update your existing data over to ics like the update package... id say only wipe if you have issues.
[Nexus S General] goraps:
My guess would be that they will not get it since it would not see them as needing it. I couldn't be sure since there is no i9020a OTA yet but I think that would be a safe bet.
[Nexus S General] navykid0211:
Thanks for replying.

Sent from MY Google Nexus S
[Nexus S General] gajira:
Excuse me guys, are you totally sure that the ota upgrade or flash from recovery upgrade are working fine but still have both problems in recovery mode on i9023?
[Nexus S General] jlaudio27:
Working perfectly SU working now too. Thanks a ton!
[Nexus S General] coolfranz:
Yes! This Update is also intended for i9023 - i got the Update prompt yesterday, extracted the url and it is the same!

The recovery issue is not so bad - recovery works on i9023, only backlight is off, you can see the menu points using a flashlight!

I think Google soon will fix this...
[Nexus S General] luv2vexx:
lost recovery and root :(

cant get ti back
[Nexus S General] joshzz28:
hey this is my first post here at xda developers and i just would like to extend my appreciation for uncovering the nexus S Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 gsm update for t-mobile it worked like a charm on my Nexus S but took nerves of steel to go ahead and do it coz of all the news i heard about the nexus S getting bricked and what not! it took a couple of beers and a cold ride back home to kick me into getting the update done :-D

MY QUESTION:- is...now that I've updated successfully to the Ice Cream Sandwich update 4.0.3 running smooth on my Nexus S will i also receive a notification of an OTA when its available to Me even though I've already manually updated as directed on xdadevelopers??? Just got curious about coz a friend of mine who did the update along with me was also wondering the same thing...any idea?
[Nexus S General] coolfranz:
No, you won't get a notification for this Update, but for the next Updates you'll get notifications!
[Nexus S General] heinst:
Any word on the ICS options for i9020a?
[Nexus S General] kibmcz:
Well there is multiple ones based on the i9020t ota (including mine). Until the i9020a ota is pushed they are all that there is for now.
[Nexus S General] Fylk:
My gut says Monday.
[Nexus S General] kibmcz:
I hope so too... to get proper update notifications for future releases :)
[Nexus S General] mithrado:
These options can be used with the retail recovery? or need root and cw?
[Nexus S General] lordloki77:
fingerprint for 4.0.3 nexus s

can someone post their build.prop for the ota 4.0.3 nexus S? I'd like to spoof my nexus with it to test something.
[Nexus S General] lostsole2009:
If I have a don't have a data plan will I still get the update via wifi?:confused:
[Nexus S General] KBanause:
The update is about 120MB. So it would be wise to get it via wifi in the first place. And as far as I know the update will be initiated by placing a GSM code and should be independent of any data plan.
[Nexus S General] lostsole2009:
Thanks, The GSM provider will send the update or will it be google sending the update.

The phone was bought unlocked.
[Nexus S General] kibmcz:
Google provides the updates. The provider is only used mainly for notifying that you got update.

Updating over wifi is advised tho.
[Nexus S General] heinst:
I agree with kibmcz...especially when youre going through the google phone no provider will be needed.
[Nexus S General] joshzz28:
HeyThanks for that quick reply buddy!!! Ok so great now i understand! so this t-mobile ice cream sandwich update i got off xda is the basically a zip file of the OTA update that will be sent to everyone anyway in the coming few weeks, but...since i got it earlier it wont apply to Me...I just wanted to make sure it wasn't anything different than what Google is dispersing OTA thats all really :-) this place is nice got a reply real quik!!! I can't wait for future updates :-D btw the Face Unlock Feature doesnt work on the Nexus S nor does camera zooming!!! which is a downer i was kinda looking forward to it :-/ did you also update your Nexus S manually CoolFranz?
[Nexus S General] heinst:
If you have the t-mobile version then yes it is what will be rolled out to other tmobile users, but not the ATT and Sprint users. Their zips will be different
[Nexus S General] ahdee:
And this is for i9020 only.

my i9023 got a splash screen loop after flashed with full wiped. even the recovery was gone as well. Need to re-flash recovery by fastboot to got my nandroid backup restored.
[Nexus S General] ranadroid:
Anyone noticed decreased battery life and less wifi and phone freq??
[Nexus S General] heinst:
No, I did not on my AOSP Rom, you could try that ROM, not stock, but has features that were held from official release like face unlock.
[Nexus S General] leonlmf:
my message shows number only not name. anyone else got this problem?
[Nexus S General] nsx_23:
Hmm, I managed to update just fine from stock 2.3.6 on my i9023...
[Nexus S General] lordloki77:
can you upload your build.prop file? thanks!
[Nexus S General] ToniCipriani:
Wait... so I need a SIM in the phone for it to get notifications?
[Nexus S General] satchow:
Thank you for your files. I used them to flash my i9020a to ICS. Just have a few questions.

Will I be able to check for OTA updates like normal in settings and apply them? If not, can I just wait until someone posts the .zip of the update then flash it normally from the recovery menu?
[Nexus S General] borinque:
Thanks, worked just fine for me & my att Nexus S. I backed up and did a full reset, it was time to start a new anyways. Root works just fine!
[Nexus S General] ranadroid:
well im using NexusBeam 4.1 right now i think battery seems a little better now.
[Nexus S General] lordloki77:
build.prop

can someone who has installed the OTA update, PLEASE upload their build.prop file???
[Nexus S General] heinst:
Why is that needed?
[Nexus S General] Navo2011:
vodafone Australia Ota update?

Hey guys I just wanted to know if any of you guys here in Australia got a notification for an ota update to 4.0.3?

I was reading on some other sites and people are saying that It's already released for vodafone users.

thanks
[Nexus S General] heinst:
Thats not an annoying size or anything.....sssssstop it as wilsontech1 would say
[Nexus S General] droidance:
I flashed the latest SuperUser zip and Titanium Backup works now and all ROM Manager portion works exception for Fix Permission..

Could anyone help me out?

When I checked Voodoo OTARootkeeper, all things are marked..
[Nexus S General] Navo2011:
I'm sorry brother im new to xda and I didn't know it will be that big.

Hehehe:)
[Nexus S General] Claudy_vdd:
Hi all

How to update nexus S

M200KRKC1

GRJ22 currenly >>> 4.0 :confused:

Please

Thanks
[Nexus S General] mainevent3405:
Pop up SMS?

Is there no pop-up SMS with this rom? I hope I just can't find it because othewise, why the heck will they leave this out? Maybe I'm too used to Miui!
[Nexus S General] dissss:
Happened to numbers I'd manually entered that didn't include the country code (i.e. doesn't work for 021 xxx xxxx but does if you change the number to +6421 xxx xxxx)

I simply updated the affected contacts because there were only a few like that.
[Nexus S General] ChocSoldier:
I think the number bug goes away after a while, I haven't noticed it anymore, though I noticed before, that a lot of my numbers had dashes instead of spaces which I removed, still didn't fix the "number ID" bug straight away, but after a while people's names started coming back up.

So I guess try editing them so that they don't have any dashes, etc (ICS will probably add spaces automatically when you click "Done") and wait it out.
[Nexus S General] robin_77:
+1 also having this problem any ideas?
[Nexus S General] langers1972:
I have a vodafone Australia nexus s and got the OTA update on Saturday
[Nexus S General] Navo2011:
Thanks for replying brother

I have a prepaid vodafone nexus s and i have never ever edited anything with the official rom....I now have 2.3.6 and it says that system is up to date

What do i do?
[Nexus S General] ranadroid:
NexusBeam 4.1 is much better :)
[Nexus S General] blagh1:
I have a T-mobile I9020T and my cell and data did not work after flashing the update image manually. I was able to solve the baseband unknown issue by flashing the radio. The problem was the 4.0.3 update did not update the radio properly. In the bootloader it showed as version I9020XXXXX instead of I9020XXKI1. I unlocked the bootloader with 'fastboot oem unlock' and then flashed the radio from unforgivendevelopment.com/2011/12/17/new-nexus-s-goodies-radio-and-bootloader/ with 'fastboot flash radio radio-I9020XXKI1.img' and then the baseband was recognized and phone and data work properly.

One big downside though: if you haven't previously unlocked your boot loader you will lose everything. Apps, settings, everything on the SD card. So be sure to back up everything that matters.
[Nexus S General] jimmyjack72:
Beautiful!

Just updated my 9023 to 4.0.3.

It is fast, great looking and totally user friendly!!!!
[Nexus S General] pakron:
Official 4.0.3 update

Did you use 3e or CWM recovery? Thanks.
[Nexus S General] jimmyjack72:
I used CWM
[Nexus S General] annndrewww:
It's working great for me on my T-Mobile Nexus S. I flashed stock 2.3.6, re-rooted, and installed via Rom Manager.
[Nexus S General] ranadroid:
how can it be rooted its stock!!
[Nexus S General] punshkin:
How to install:

Grab the OTA package here

http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/google_crespo/VQ8PQk_V.zip

Rename it to update.zip.

This isn't needed for the Nexus S bootloader, but it makes things easy, if that's how you prefer them.

Copy it over to the internal storage on your Nexus S.

Power off, then hold volume up and power to reboot to the bootloader.

Using the volume key to navigate, select recovery, then use the power button to confirm

When you see the warning triangle and arrow, hold the power button and tap volume up. You'll see a menu.

From the menu, select "apply update from /sdcard", and choose update.zip from the list.

Let it do its thing and update your system, radio, and other partitions. When finished, choose "reboot system now"

Enjoy!

install instructions form Androidcentral

this is the TMO update.

if it doesnt work fry flashing from a stock rom

if that doesn´t work, too

DANGEROUS: if it tells you signature fails you can disable signature check in recovery. this is untested. your own responsibility to try it DANGEROUS
[Nexus S General] evcz:
I9023 is updating or 9020?
[Nexus S General] anishs:
I'm on stock but I tried flashing as an update through CWM it failed while verifying...
[Nexus S General] ZeroT| Demented:
Your retarded its the first post
[Nexus S General] mike.b93:
I guess its just tmobile ?
[Nexus S General] nicacapo:
mate this didn't work on my european nexus S it gaves me an signature error...
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
i'll wait for a pre-rooted version of the stock ICS ROM :D
[Nexus S General] brian6685:
Anyone have a link for stock 2.3.6 rom?
[Nexus S General] Indirect:
Why dont you guys remove the signature check? It's a t-mobile update meaning it's going to verify the t-mobile build number. :|
[Nexus S General] sashajovicic:
installing on i9023

so far so good...

patshing files at the moment

lets see after reboot
[Nexus S General] hp420:
sprint, you are killing me!!! :mad: lol
[Nexus S General] flomid:
Just flashed from the Koush link and watching the beautiful new boot animation!
[Nexus S General] rub1k:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1063664
[Nexus S General] bgdxv:
Please anyone with i9023 got the update ?
[Nexus S General] nicacapo:
over which rom are you flashing this?with custom recovery or stock one?
[Nexus S General] tailsthecat3:
It's 'you're'.
[Nexus S General] sashajovicic:
stock 2.3.6

---------- Post added at 11:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:17 PM ----------

patching boot img...

unpacking new files...

patching radio...
[Nexus S General] b1337:
try reading more closely its for tmobile only, a sprint phone wont get the update ota.......
[Nexus S General] HowlingWolf72:
got it yesterday on vodafone australia
[Nexus S General] Navo2011:
hey mate

can you please tell me how did you get the update?

I'm on stock 2.3.6 and still waiting for the update my phone is i9023 from vodafone Australia

thanks
[Nexus S General] kibmcz:
Check this out... http://teamw.in/project/twrp2

Fully touch based recovery so less wear on the buttons. Only RC0 right now but worth keeping eye on :).
[Nexus S General] rony1234:
Does anyone know the difference in the other code posted on this forum ? The other update file is 160M.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1398302
[Nexus S General] Navo2011:
hey mate

how comes I did not receive it yet I'm on stock 2.3.6 bought from vodafone Australia?