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[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harbb:
Mucking around with kernels isn't too difficult, OCing/UVing is much more tedious. There is little for you to do besides wiping and flashing, then setting some things up in NSTools. It was much more complicated before it came along (thanks to arifhn).

Limiting phone use, yes. But this depends on what an average day is for you. I usually average about 2 hours in a day from 8am to 6pm. It's not that I'm trying to conserve battery, I just don't have that much i need done on my phone. Every person is different here, obviously.

At the Galaxy Nexus remark.. guess where many of those devs came from :D

Performance governor is BAD. It effectively makes the minimum frequency the same as the max frequency. To give you a hint, the formula for power use by a CPU is C * F * V^2. C is capacitance which is constant. F is frequency, which in performance is 1000mhz, and V^2 is Voltage Squared. Essentially, this tells us that idling at 1000mhz will be using around 10 times the amount of power that idling at 100mhz. No reason to use that much more battery while you're reading a web page. I'd recommend ondemand, smartassv2 or conservative. I'm too lazy to find that link which explains most of these in great detail, it's in the NSTools thread in the first post though (themes and apps section).

Generally, gapps should come separately due to their software licensing by google. Legally, separate is the better path. See here.

Matr1x is good, definitely recommended. Just keep in mind it is undervolted, and if your phone is unstable raise volts to stock (it's not hard, don't worry). Voodoo sound, at least, is great if you ever use your phone for music (great hardware in the NS). BLD is also great, makes the phone look very slick, and obviously BLN is very useful at a glance. None of this is hard to setup, NSTools allows you to do, literally, ALL of this.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muller37:
For me BLN or backlight notification is a major bonus as the lack of a notification led for sms, missed calls, emails etc. on the nexus was a major oversight by Samsung and I would really miss it if I didn't have it now.

Btw if you're gonna try matrix kernel choose cfs version and use ondemand with deadline or smartassv2 with noop.

Sent from god's country using my life control device.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Viper LABs:
Now it's the latest CM9 nightly with stock kernel. Very smooth and fast!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] continuum51:
Sorry for the delayed response guys.

@Harbb I don't know about the performance governer being bad mate. I've been using my phone, moderate use, and have 34% battery left, which is good enough for me, as I haven't seen any lag today at all. See my theory is, when you are using something, you might as well enjoy it, but then again I can charge my phone regularly. I've tried smartassv2 and conservative, but when I open the app draw, I sometimes see lag, and this pisses me off. It was the reason I flashed. I think I might even try lionheart ;)

@muller37 imo andorid phone should have a multicolored led, like blackberry's. Its very handy, but also annoying when when your trying to sleep.

@Viper LABs

I'm thinking about codename atm, nexusshacks says 3000 quadrant score @ 1.4ghz. That's pretty crazy. I might try cm9, but I have a prejudice against beta's.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saagar67:
Hmm...the rom I am using now is called slim ics rom...it is fast and does not offer many problems...I have been running it for a week now and it is very smooth...in the end the choice is yours since each person has his own likes and dislikes...u should try out cybergrmod, bigxie and codenamedroid roms...they are also good and smooth
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] continuum51:
I'm trying codename now, and with all due respect to the developer, I don't like it.

I'm going back to cyber now.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ljordan2:
Try Bugless Beast. I simply love it.

Sent from my Nexus S from Tapatalk
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funkiefresh:
I use CNA 1.4 very fast performance with Trinity t132
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyberd3vil:
Since ICS has been released, I tried AOKP, Bugless Beast, and Codename Android. I love them all, but for me, the best is Codename Android so far.

About kernels: I tried Matr1x v17.5 and it was laggy somehow. With Air Kernel 3.4.5 now is perfect.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] continuum51:
Bugless Beast seems ok, but very stock. The thing I didn't like about CNA was that it just didn't have enough options, and I know I said earlier I don't really care about this, but I think I have spoilt myself with Cyber.

But I was wondering, how is MIUI?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cowst:
I am quite happy with Nexus MV, normally MarkVis updates it weekly and responds quickly to users' requests.

Currently it is using Matrix kernel, which is ok, although perhaps Glados was working better for me (but it is just a feeling).

one thing about overclocking: there is a theory that with OC, you finish earlier operations, therefore you go earlier in deep idle, which saves you quite some power. the theory makes sense, however i did not have the time to check for benchmarks proving it right or wrong.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] continuum51:
@cowst Thanks, but with the weekly, how do you update it?

But I think I'm sticking with cyber until cm9 is released. Flashing, and restoring over and over again gets tedious.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cowst:
i think you might ask markvis to think about making it auto-updateable :)

however the procedure is very simple and less annoying than it sounds (i was sticking with the same rom for your same reason in the past :) ):

1 - download the new rom and gapps

2 - reboot in recovery

3 - flash first rom, then gapps

4 - reboot and voilà :)

(last time i did not even had to reinsert my google account, perhaps because i forgot to wipe the cache :p maybe you should add it before point 3 :D)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] continuum51:
Cheers.

Anyway, I've decided to give CNA another go but w/ air kernal this time.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harbb:
How many hours of screen on time can you manage with Performance? These phones are specifically manufactured to have many usable (and efficient) CPU speeds which use less power, not using these will dramatically lower your possible battery life - especially if you are doing something like reading a web page. Performance is definitely faster, but is it really worth it? I'd imagine you could be losing up to 2H of battery life, especially on the SAMOLED (which i don't think you have). It is definitely more wise to edit an actual governor and just make it very max-frequency-happy, than force it at max the entire time.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] continuum51:
Hi Harbb, when I was running cyber, I was getting ~8hrs battery w/ low to med usage, however, now that I am on CNA w/ air kernal, performance is raping battery, and I am using smartarse v2, after you recommended it. I am getting 0 lag, and its very fast and after ~8hrs I am still on 66% battery. CNA with air kernal is awesome, and incredibly smooth. I think it was the matrix kernal that I didn't like, but hey, the dev put effort into it, and it might be good for others.

Anyway, thanks for the help everybody, but does anybody know what zipalign and sd boost is?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harbb:
Your phone might not have liked the under volt of matr1x. I don't know exactly what the benefits or downfalls of those two are so I won't try and answer them. Glad to see CNA is working well, its a great rom, as are the rest.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] continuum51:
Yey, I think it is the undervolt. Is air kernal 65fps+ because its very very smooth.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Billchen0014:
Im in OZ as well

hi, i bought a nexus s from Vodafone as well, and tried many different roms from earlier sdk ports and AOSP ports, to the official update followed by cm9. now i am testing this MIUI rom, which i found EXTREMELY smooth, smoother than Cybergr's rom even, coupled with Air Kernel. try it out, definitely recommend this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1407414 im in melbourne, wbu?

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sd boost is when you increase the amount of cache when reading the sd card, sd booster apps are available on the android market if you'd like to try, but i dont think there is a need since is already a lot faster then the GN (quadrant)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] continuum51:
Cheers Billchen0014. That rom has an awesome UI, but isn't MIUI Chinese? Is there any remnants of anything Chinese when you used it? Also, could you like me the download (I can't find the nexus s one), I might give it a go eventually, but I don't want to stuff up my current set up, also beating galaxy nexus in quadrant :D and its uber smooth, with low battery usage.

So sd boost is kinda like overclocking it. I think I'm not going to try it, might cause my storage to become unstable.

But does anybody know how to get the lock to set up, so its like a slide unlock, and then you have to enter the password?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harbb:
SDBoost isn't overclocking the card or anything like that, it's a setting that the OS sets for the purposes of caching frequently used files, basically how many bytes is allocated to such tasks. It won't cause instability generally, but very low values can hurt cache speed, and very high values can go from meaningless to detrimental. It doesn't push any limits.

However this depends on the context. It may mean an init.d script which does something to the storage.

MIUI is nice, just not for me. It is, from my experience, fully translated into English (and quite well might i add). There are a few versions here on XDA (dev forum) and of course the official releases from the MIUI which are then tranlsated. Definitely something to have a look at though, it is very polished.

Also, if you are happy with your current setup and want to try other alternatives, do a backup from CWM (Nandroid backup). This way you can flash a new ROM and test everything out, and if you don't like it or it's unstable, just restore from recovery and you're right back where you left off. Nothing to worry about.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] continuum51:
Ok, I don't think I'm going to touch that then. Also, what is zipalaign?

Oh, thanks for reminding me to NANDROID backup, kinda forgot about that :). its stored on the sdcard, which you don't format, right?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Type

dir

It lists all the subdirectories on that directory

If nexussrootICS is in there, you'll see it in the list. If it's not in there, make sure to check one of your earlier steps.

Type

cd nexussrootICS

Or just type

cd nex

and hit the tab key, and it will complete the name of the folder for you.

kernels ; battery ; ROM ; gov/sched

Now with summaries in the first posts. Convenient for XDA app users!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Billchen0014:
I was a fan of the Cybergr rom because cm9 don't have official Google music app, although you can side load it, wasnt the best and ugly quick toggle in the notification bar compared to other roms. The miui rom was definitely the fastest and smoothest rom I have ever used. Personally bench marked with DragonFly! Frame rate and browser scrolling. And the rom is completely written in English, so there is no need to worry about the translations. Tip, don't use air kernel if you want battery life.65fps increases battery usage of the screen by 10%
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harbb:
This will explain what it is but i havn't really found anything that would benefit from a ROM being zipaligned, when every apk should have this done to begin with? This is why i can't really give you a proper answer.

Also, no you don't format the /sdcard.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] continuum51:
@bedalus thanks, though a bit late :P. Anyway, I found that the esier way was just to shift click the file, and open cmd from there.

@Billchen0014 cool, I think I will try it soon. But why did you choose dragofly over quadrant? Also, air kernal is awesome. I'm using CNA/airkernal/smartarsev2 thanks to Harbb for the recomendation)and getting 79% battery remaining after 8 hours of moderate usage. Also, its super dooper smooth.

@Harbb Cheers, but I think I'm just going to leave it off. My phone is currently performing better than a GN, in quadrant, so I'm happy. Pity though, a little more cpu and gpu performance would have been nice.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Billchen0014:
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The reason I choose to use DragonFly! because it reflects real world performance, quadrant is not accurate, there is no way NS can beat the GN in real world performance tests. also the higher frame rate of the kernel, 65fps vs 55 fps burns 10% more battery when SCREEN=ON. smartASSv2 is good for SCREEN=OFF, MUSIC=ON, while ondemand is the best when SCREEN=ON. hope this helps.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] continuum51:
Thanks, I think I'll flash that next :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] continuum51:
Ok, before flashing, are these the correct steps:

1. perform a nandorid backup and save to SD Card

2. Clear cache etc

3. Flash rom (say MIUI + MIUI redox swat)

4. Say if you don't like it, go into recovery,clear cache etc back up and restore, and then chose backup from sd card, and install
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Billchen0014:
I suggest also flashing Air Kernel after the first boot, when the system apps have stabilised themselves after a few minutes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nweaver11:
I am going to get one of these to make using the forums easier from my phone. Anyone have any suggestions on one versus the other? I know a lot of you use XDA Premium, but I'm just looking for a comparison of these two. Am I missing anything major by going with, say Forum Runner? (just picked the cheaper one)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] inkdaddy66:
Just go with tapatalk. I've loved it since I paid for it. Bought it for my iPhone when I had that too

dropped from LiquidNexus via TapaTalk
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] leonironchef:
Love tapatalk, supports whole range of forums, very easy to use and light weight..to be honest haven't seen many use forum runner

Only thing I noticed is tapatalk can only upload pic files, but dev says will consider for future releases
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dakota0206:
I just switched from XDA premium to tapatalk. I have been pretty happy so far.

Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Galaxy Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
I'm just using the XDA app (which is similar to tapatalk?). Seems to work well enough. Don't use it a whole bunch though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gtizon:
Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Whiskey103:
Seems Forum Runner is also recommended. Don't use it my self. But a few mods are using it and they prefer it above xda premium and Tapatalk.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nweaver11:
Thanks for the feedback. I'm trying the free version of Forum Runner before making a decision and I gotta say that it is pretty nice. Granted I'm just comparing it to the standard forum app, but it is very nice. So far it has all the forums I have interest in, so that is a wash. I'll give it a few days, make a choice then. Stinks that there isn't a free version of Tap...it'd be better than the 15 minute return window.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DKfilms13:
I just rooted my phone and the first ROM I installed was Paradox. Yada yada yada it all went fine. I fixed the "error 492" but now some odd things are happening.

1.) My Google Search widget switched from the default ICS look to the standard white/gray look. Why is that?

2.) When I get a new message it does not notify me with a sound or vibration. I downloaded GO SMS Pro to solve it but frankly that app pisses me off. Also, the default messaging doesn't give you an option to attach a file. There are plenty of ways to get around it but why not the option?

3.) What alternate ROM do y'all recommend I get? I enjoy the absence of TouchWiz on this one which is why I went for it but I think there may be better ones out there.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] capcanuck:
Tuesday, BeastMod, juggernaut, and slickmod are all good roms.. Be on the the lookout for a new rom about to hit in a couple of days. Or an update of an old ROM, that's gonna be killer.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xxKamikazexx:
Fyi, the paradox dev has been working on his second paradox ROM. It's just a matter of time before he releases it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] capcanuck:
Well, I was trying not to spoil the surprise... Oh well, he just stated it in his thread anyway.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DKfilms13:
Update

Problem 2 is completely solved. I had to change some things in the settings of the message app.
[LG Thrill 4G] cristiano_7:
hello everyone i have been looking for for roms for the lg thrill 4g but i can not download any can some plz put download links to dwn load sum roms for lg thrill 4g plz it will help
[LG Thrill 4G] obtained:
http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1268
[LG Thrill 4G] cristiano_7:
i couldnt find nothing to download wehen i went to thriller rom i click the rom but it never led me to another page and the dwn load never began
[LG Thrill 4G] faresr:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1302129&page=19

on that page of the Doom Froyo Rom, which is a beautiful rom, someone reposted some roms on 4shared -- download those (that's where i got mine). I recommend Doomed Froyo 2.0 ( not slim).
[LG Thrill 4G] Trekfan422991:
+1

Sent from my LG Thrill 4G...
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Malbadawi:
hello, am looking for the closest rom to stock thats deodex or a way to deodex stock rom so i can be able to flash arabic rtl, and lso has everything working like video hdmi etc.

i have been reading the forms the past couple days and i see some of them has video playback problems while other has hdmi problems. is there one very close to the original stock with deodex? i really appreciate if someone can help out
[Samsung Infuse 4G] qkster:
vagabond. my signature links
[Samsung Infuse 4G] gatoraid84:
I would go with qksters vegabond rom as stock as possible without all the bloats

sent from an INFUSE powered by the COLLECTIVE
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ntorresla:
go vagabond! :cool:
[Samsung Infuse 4G] dman3285:
If you want stock...you should not be here.... we is modifying devs... :D
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsLYNDZ:
Currently using Deranged9 but everything keeps freezing. With all the talk about ICS, I feel like 2.2 ROMs are going away.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trailblazerz11:
Bionix has been tried and tested. I got great battery life too.

And its not surprising few 2.2 roms firmware almost 2 years old now.

So 2.2 gonna be outdated. Though I saw in forums someone did redux of bionic though.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsLYNDZ:
Ive been seeing ICS and 4.0 roms, but im not sure how to use them or if it is any different to flash them. I thought they were similar to Cyanogen rom which had issues going back to earlier roms. Anyone know how the battery life is on ICS?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XfrostX:
Hey, so I got a galaxy tab from a relative in China and its running a chinese version of gingerbread. It doesnt have a market (something to do with a region lock im guessing) and it has a bunch of chinese apps installed as system apps. So far I have rooted it and the my bootloader is signed. How would I go about flashing the stock samsung rom to get a market?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XfrostX:
bump ---------?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] priyana:
if I am not mistaken, all GB boot loader are signed but not protected.

You can try flashing Overcome 4.1 ROM following the safest fully restocking procedure

(if your tablet is Galaxy Tab 7" GSM (P-1000)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1317384

Follow the guide at Overcome site,

Pics are broken, so here is the post with cached copy

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=22173039&postcount=1062
[Optimus One, P500, V General] gymfreak7855:
Why isn't Viber compatible with our O1's running 4.0.3??? It should be able to run it natively, any solutions?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] GonDr:
download latest version its support ics
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] watsonism:
Hey there, i'm wondering if anyone knows of a way to completely disable the dock in 4.0. I want to tinker around with layout ideas but can't do much with this dumb dock in the way. I'd like to be able to put a widget or two down there.

Any pointers?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Alex9090:
Nova launcher or Apex launcher.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] watsonism:
using nova launcher, can't completely remove it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Alex9090:
Sorry. Thought nova launcher did. Im using Apex launcher right now and it has an option to hide it completely.

Sent from samsung vibrant
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bethanensinger:
so does adw launcher ex and i believe adw launcher as well
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] watsonism:
excellent! this will be a good temporary solution. i'll post my screen once i get everything tweaked.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xijuan:
I am getting really annoyed by the flickering problem. It really hurts my eyes when i read something for a long time.

Have any of you sent your tablet off for RMA for flickering screen problem? Does RMA fix the problem? Can I also ask for a full refund for this problem...?

I also have weak wifi problem.. but then...to me flickering is more bothersome because i use the tablet to read pdf file most of the time..
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Vcolassi:
Where did you get it? And are you still in your return period? Refund would be a hell of alot easier than RMA. I was able to return two of mine, one from Gamestop, other from Staples. I believe one from BB too. I forget ive had so many haha.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xijuan:
Thank you for the quick reply!! I bought from Memory expression in Richmond, Canada....

I was trying to exchange a while back...Then they told me it is final sale!!! But i bought my 64gb for 599....... SO SAD!!! When I look at the receipt, it does say final sale..

So I wonder if I can get a full refund from Asus now...

I have also experiences a variety of problems on my tablet.. sigh... Was wishing the update could solve some of the problems. I did solve the reboot problem for me, which I was so happy...but now this flickering problem is really annoying...also weak wifi..
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sanjeezy91:
try to get it refunded. throw a *****fit at asus customer service and insist it. people should not be having to go through all these bugs.

its shocking. and i thought LG was bad with their Optimus 2X(G2X) fiasco
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Hawkysoft:
for me the flickering stopped at .15 firmware... knocks on wood...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] benefit14snake:
What is it with retail stores that say all sales final for DEFECTIVE product? Maybe its just my experience as a store manager but I've had people FREAK out on me when I wouldn't let then return something TWO YEARS after the return policy ( we have a year policy and it was three years old.. sigh) I wouldn't take no for an answer if it is broken. Talk to the manager and cause a scene if you have to. More than likely they send it back to Asus for a vendor credit anyways so no loss on their side. If they refuse you can dispute it with your credit card and get your money back. Certain businesses wonder while they are going under with this economy, its business practices like this that accelerate their demise. Meanwhile, we just opened another 12 stores last year lol.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xijuan:
Thank you so much for your suggestions!! After reading your comments, I realized that it was very unfair that i didn't even get a chance to exchange for a defective product! So I complained about it through their web mail. Now the manager offered me full refund for the product!! many many many thanks!