yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus S General] B2GraphiX:
Thank you very much. it's always good to have it on hand when needed! :)
[Nexus S General] ATN24:
was on 4.0.3 stock, flashed the update and the su file -> np so far :)
[Nexus S General] Andrew1998:
Can you pass me the stock rom for nexus s i9023 italian (4.0.3) then i update by recovery..when google release this official update at 4.0.4 ?
[Nexus S General] d3one:
when i get 4.0.4? my phone is 4.0.3 rooted and bootloader clsoe
[Nexus S General] HAKA:
is it just me or 4.0.4 IS AWESOMELY FAAAAAAASSSTTTTTTT!!!!

It is much much much smoother than stock 4.0.3 and rest of the custom ROM's.

Love you Google. :D
[Nexus S General] LKNim:
Not yet tried this

How about comparing it with the ported IMM26:confused:
[Nexus S General] caliban2:
i'm still setting everything up, so can't really rate yet. the ported one being deodexed i wonder how this one will keep up. but so far - it's fast. very fast!
[Nexus S General] HAKA:
welcome to good all GB days. :D
[Nexus S General] thegtfusion:
is it seriously that fast??!
[Nexus S General] rasengan82:
Seriously that fast? OMG I WANT THE DAMN OTA!!!!
[Nexus S General] caliban2:
feels that way. especially if you set window transition to 0.5 in dev-options.

but don't forget, all reports coming from more or less fresh systems. ;)
[Nexus S General] HAKA:
i've everything 1x feels as good as gb. try it to believe it. :)
[Nexus S General] caliban2:
you didn't really understand me, right?

anyhoo, finished restoring app-backups, all settings as i want them, etc etc - it's still blazing fast and smooth! (compared to IMM26, and that already was a quick one)
[Nexus S General] zonesan:
Hi All, I've already updated to 4.0.4 via this download link. My phone is i9020T, stock 4.0.3 rom, and rooted.

Flash hR7QFEtn.zip using CWM recovery, don't reboot now, and flash superuser.zip as attached, now 4.0.4 is rooted again.:)
[Nexus S General] mmxmaverix:
Caliban2, what is your full wipe? I use cwm:

- wipe data/factory reset

- wipe cache partition

- mounts and storate -> format /system

anything else to wipe or format?

thank you.
[Nexus S General] glennkaonang:
Format boot?

As far as I know, you just have to wipe 3 things to fully wipe your phone (except the SD card of course):

1. Wipe data/factory reset (this wipe cache too, look at the message in CWM)

2. Format system

3. Format boot
[Nexus S General] :
Ok. So...

On 4.0.3 (full update package coming from 2.3.6 [ZD3PyN0t]) (wiped data/cache) I unlocked the bootloader, sent latest cwm recovery image to go back to 2.3.6 (full package of course [1ada25375426.signed-soju-ota-189904.1ada2537]), installed 2.3.6 (wiped data/cache), installed small ICS update package with stock recovery (wiped data/cache [VQ8PQk_V]), tried to install 4.0.4 update ([hR7QFEtn]) with stock recovery (and a powerfull torchlight)> Status Error 6.

So I pushed latest cwm recovery again and flashed 4.0.4 update > succes...

Relock bootloader.

So the stock recovery seems to be the trick.

Hope it will help some people.

Still I'd like to know why I couldn't manage to install the update with stock recovery...
[Nexus S General] m.sabra:
And for people willing to re root it after the update i just tested my one click tool (check my signature) and it worked perfectly even the sticky recovery script :),i will work with both locked and unlocked bootloaders.
[Nexus S General] tycruickshank:
I'm unable to gain root access for some reason. I've flashed superuser and it shows up in the app drawer but none of the applications that need root (i.e. busybox installer) won't ask for root permissions and therefore I can't install busybox. So I can't restore from titanium backup now either.
[Nexus S General] dbal:
Any one click way to fully UNROOT my NexusS?? Maybe this is the reason I get the bloody error 7 message...

PS: Simple rooted, without unlocked bootloader on stock OTA upgraded 4.0.3
[Nexus S General] hsrn:
is this possible:

full wipe

flash 4.0.3 full rom

flash 4.0.4 on top without booting after first flash

reboot

does this work???

or do i have to boot after flashing the full rom???
[Nexus S General] dls5375:
Did you flash su right after flashing the update( before reboot)
[Nexus S General] tycruickshank:
yeah i did

---------- Post added at 12:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:00 PM ----------

The superuser app shows up in the app drawer, but when I go to use an application that requires root the application doesn't ask for root permissions and then tells me superuser isn't installed.
[Nexus S General] giorgis91:
Gives me error status 7. I have a Nexus S i9023 with stock ICS 4.0.3

What can I do?
[Nexus S General] kikikaka:
I got error status 7 .. and failed at sth like apply_patch_space(xxxx)

- I was at stock 4.0.3, no unlock, no root, failed to upgrade to 4.0.4.

- I then wipe the cache, still failed.

- After that, I tried to reinstall 4.0.3 using ZD3PyN0t.zip, reboot, recovery, wipe cache, apply 4.0.4 update, also failed with the same error...

any hints ?:(
[Nexus S General] leap_ahead:
guys try this : i do this step : 2.3.6(Android 2.3.6/GRK39F/XXKF1 Radio/KA3 Bootloader) to 4.0.3 incremental update (http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1445635) unlock bootloader and flash recovery -> and update to 4.0.4 without error !!
[Nexus S General] Ulver:
I got the OTA update to ICS on my Nexus S before Google pulled it. So will I still get the update OTA? I'm on locked boot loader and unrooted.
[Nexus S General] MaXmeOliver:
Does stock rom but with an unlocked bootloader count as "all stock"?
[Nexus S General] bozzykid:
Yes, of course you will get it. You will just have to wait as they don't notify all uses at once. It can take a week or two.
[Nexus S General] :
EDIT : useless post. :)
[Nexus S General] original21:
Hi Just updated my rooted Nexus S I9023 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 from custom rom (CyberModGr).

reboot to CWM

Perform factory reset,wipe cashe, format system, format boot, format dalvik

Using fastboot (see nexusshacks video), i flashed cwm image.

Then from CWM when to mount/storage, mount usd and transfered full 4.0.3 rom to root sd card.

reboot phone.

Setup phone

then using fastboot again i flash image CMW, mount usb port, transferred update file and flash 4.0.4 update.

reboot

done!!!:)
[Nexus S General] mELIANTE:
Just updated. Rooted stock rom, flashed with rom manager/cwm, everything went OK, even kept the root. And MMS are back!! :D

EDIT: No root afterall, SU says that the permission was granted but no rw possible.
[Nexus S General] wolf230:
For those who have errors....TRY THIS:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1569509

(full flashable rom)
[Nexus S General] original21:
I flash latest SU using CWM. Now is rooted
[Nexus S General] Azzabear:
I've got a i9020t on stock 2.3.6, unrooted, stock bootloader.

Can anyone tell me how to update to 4.0.4 from there?

Is it better to update using incremental updates (via 4.0.3) or using:

Thanks
[Nexus S General] memtew:
Updated without any trouble (with full wipe).
[Nexus S General] DarkhShadow:
Updated fine, just flashed stock 4.0.3 to reset mods and flashed away

Its sooo nice, and there's a new option for if you use a pin/password lock :)

Sent from my ice cream powered Nexus S
[Nexus S General] Warren_Orange:
Anyone in the UK got OTA yet?
[Nexus S General] d3one:
i have problems with root! someone can make it work?!?!?!?!
[Nexus S General] SwollenMonkey:
not yet. On stock 4.0.3 atm. Flashed back to that and made the rookie.mistake of losing my recovery and root. Gonna wait for the ota as can't find a USB lead to sort it back
[Nexus S General] d3one:
i have the same problem
[Nexus S General] M4t3s:
So I updated to 4.0.4. I did nothing before flashing, and it works perfectly. On first sight, it is much faster everywhere. I manually flashed 4.0.3 first day it was released here on XDA. Some time later I opened fastboot and rooted. At this state, i did flash to 4.0.4. No wipe, nothing. It is just great. I hope it will solve my problem with random rebooting, oterwise I will have to try another kernel, I guess. Anyone of you who has chance to update, do not hasitate, can only recommend :)
[Nexus S General] michalurban:
Speed

So, what do you think? Ported or stock 4.0.4? Im running 404 ported with Air 3.7 and its flawless. :D
[Nexus S General] Lukeskywalker87:
The flicker on standby is back..Do u have the same bug??
[Nexus S General] dmark7790:
Successfully updated my i9020a to 4.0.4.

Everything is working so far (wifi, radio, etc). I updated from 4.0.3 i9020T stock (ATT radio flashed) without wiping or anything.

Super quick and responsive, although 4.0.3 was pretty good for me too (its too early to tell if there is an improvement in overall UI speed, but so far there seems to be).

Improvements:

-Overall UI speed (menu selection is better, no one second lag anymore when opening app drawer)

-Full screen app to home screen animation seems to be fixed (the persistent google search bar used to jerk down for me)

- Can already notice battery improvements (I'm at 50% battery with the same on screen time I normally get with 100% battery)

Bugs I still notice:

- Screen flicker on lock
[Nexus S General] Lukeskywalker87:
I don't understand why google's developers can't resolve the flicker bug..I have codename 1.5.5 and it has resolved.The only thing that I hate is the browser rendering bug on codename.Every rom has own problems..=((
[Nexus S General] SupaDupaFly24:
And Google has finally spoken!!

https://twitter.com/#!/Android/status/185117144651018240

Can't wait to get the OTA notification!
[Nexus S General] Lukeskywalker87:
On 4.0.4 ported do you have flicker on lock?If you have it go to 4.0.4 stock...
[Nexus S General] kbaltodano:
Which stock 4.0.3 for the 9020a?
[Nexus S General] dmark7790:
powsTast teacup

ZD3PyN0t

I believe its linked in several of these threads. I had flashed the ATT radio and had to do a recovery fix (because it didn't stick).
[Nexus S General] bozzykid:
You use the T-mobile version (4.0.3) full stock rom and after you install it, update to a AT&T radio. Then you can update to 4.0.4. You will just need to be unlocked and use CWM recovery each time.
[Nexus S General] elnahir:
I'm using stock 4.0.3 i9023, IML74K but can't update to 4.0.4

After downloading the file, renaming it to update.zip, powering off the phone and going to recovery all I get is a flash, then a black screen and the phone restarts itself. Not sure what to do.

Any suggestions?
[Nexus S General] _gcx_:
Hey guys!

I'm having trouble flashing my Nexus S. It's a GT-9020T (Videotron) and I've had ICS 4.0.3 since december. It's all stock, no root or anything else.

I've tried applying the hR7QFEtn.zip (update from 4.0.3) and IMM76D_deodexed.zip (full), but it doesn't work.

I've renamed them to update.zip, put them at the root of the SDCard and shut down the phone. When I go into the bootloader and select RECOVERY, all I get is a picture of the Android mascot with its belly open and a red exclamation mark on top of it.

I don't get any error message, just that, and after about a minute or two, it just boots normally to ICS.

Can someone help me with this, because I'm clueless.

Thanks!
[Nexus S General] iglu:
Do i must be rooted and unlocked in order to manually update to 4.0.4 ?

My phone is unrooted and unocked at the moment.
[Nexus S General] kbaltodano:
Well, that's not technically 9020a stock then, I supposed you used that method, but you know, just to make sure ;)
[Nexus S General] m-p{3}:
I'm with Videotron as well, and the update file doesn't work. We'll probably have to wait for a full ICS 4.0.4 firmware, or a different update file.

Oh and to get to the recovery menu, you have to press Power+Vol Up to get it to show up when you're on the Android red exclamation mark background.

As others reported, the update file doesn't seems to work with the full ICS 4.0.3 ROM image. Only those who did the GB 2.3.6 to ICS 4.0.3 incremental update are able to use the 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 update file so far.
[Nexus S General] manomax:
When you get the red exclamation mark, hold the power button and up. You should get the recovery menu to allow to apply update from SD card.

However, like many people I am getting the bloody status 7 error message. why couldn't it just work on clean android 4.0.3 install?
[Nexus S General] Jygar:
I'm having the same issue, I am also unable to downgrade to 2.3.6 using the full flash.
[Nexus S General] _gcx_:
Yeah but, I did try the full update that was posted there : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1569509

What I find weird is that people are talking about error messages, but I don't get any.

I used the regular 4.0.3 full update back in december and it was fine. I know it doesn't mean much, but still, it's weird.
[Nexus S General] Griffinx:
Status 7 error message here too on unrooted boot loader unlocked i9020 :-(
[Nexus S General] caliban2:
Stock 4.0.4, definitely. :)

Only trouble i had was with media-scanner, had to rename my music-dir to get it going and scan my mp3's. After that Winamp was constantly scanning in background, draining my batt. Guess that's not really rom-related, rather titanium-related...

Just got home and it's charging now, going to flash the full 4.0.4 by evilisto, it's deodexed and all. (same guy who made the ported 4.0.4)
[Nexus S General] elnahir:
Okay, that's nice and all, but it doesn't seem to work for me. I had the incremental update from 2.3.6 to 4.0.3, then tried to apply the 4.0.4 update provided here and got a black screen after going to Recovery. Then the phone restarted itself.

Any ideas on what could I do to make it work?
[Nexus S General] caliban2:
worked perfectly fine for me with full 4.0.3.

full wipe, 4.0.3-rom, 4.0.4-update.
[Nexus S General] _gcx_:
Ok, so I start the phone using the power button and volume up. I get into the bootloader and select RECOVERY. Then I see the question mark, and holding the power button and volume up does nothing at that point.
[Nexus S General] bozzykid:
If you are using the i9023 then the blank screen is normal. It was a bug in 4.0.3 recovery that is fixed in 4.0.4. You could always flash CWM recovery or just wait for the OTA.

---------- Post added at 06:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:47 PM ----------

It's volume down not up.
[Nexus S General] elnahir:
Or I can buy a pair of glasses. What it showed me for a couple of seconds before going into the black screen was the Android mascot with some, um, electrical charges in it. Which, I'm guessing, just means that my battery needs to be recharged for the update...

:D
[Nexus S General] raeef:
I updated, I restored my stock rooted 4.0.3 using CWM rec, wiped cash , installed the zip file, flashed superuser, wiped cash again and rebooted. I didn't face any problems.

The recent apps list is faster and more usable now.
[Nexus S General] Jygar:
Lucky, still erroring
[Nexus S General] _gcx_:
What do you mean it's down...?

I've tried that, it doesn't work either. I see android mascot on its back with an exclamation mark inside a red triangle on top of it. There's nothing that works from there, volume up/down + power...

I basically don't get to enter the recovery menu.

I've tried with my wife's phone, it's exactly the same.

I upgraded mine manually with the official full 4.0.3 and she had the official OTA pushed to her phone by Google before it was stopped.
[Nexus S General] iboj007:
Which at&T radio were you using? I have the exact same setup and keep getting the error status 7
[Nexus S General] Flash05:
guys can you post instruction on how to do it blind using 4.0.3 stock and not rooted.

THanks.
[Nexus S General] ilovedoom:
I got the same error

Inviato dal mio Nexus S usando Tapatalk
[Nexus S General] raeef:
I am asked for my google account password whenever I start a google app ( for the first time) like google play books, videos, and chrome. Is this normal ?:confused:

Edit: I've removed my google account from accounts and sync and signed again, everything is normal now.
[Nexus S General] dinos3:
If have problems flash rom from this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1569509 theard in cwmr , easy and fine ;)
[Nexus S General] m-p{3}:
After more verification, Android Police reported the update to possibly only works for the i9023 model.
[Nexus S General] b1337:
mmhhmm lulz!
[Nexus S General] m-p{3}:
What's funny?
[Nexus S General] oldblue910:
Guys this OTA update is for 2.3.6 -> 4.0.4. It will not upgrade 4.0.3. We'll have to wait for Google to release a different ZIP file that will upgrade 4.0.3 -> 4.0.4
[Nexus S General] bozzykid:
The update works just fine for me going from 4.0.3 -> 4.0.4.
[Nexus S General] rickdesantis:
Could somebody please post the screenshot for the stock recovery? A lot of us have the blank screen bug, so please, help us!
[Nexus S General] b1337:
even more luuullz!!!
[Nexus S General] _gcx_:
Ok, so I figured how to get into the bootloader on my two Nexus S phones. When seeing the Android mascot with the red exclamation mark, I need to press volume up, volume down and power at the EXACT same time. Then I can access the recovery menu.

And when I select the update, I get the Status 7 error on both (GT-i9020T).

The full update mentioned above doesn't work either, it says it is unsigned.
[Nexus S General] bozzykid:
You can't flash a unsigned rom using stock recovery. You can flash it using CWM recovery though.
[Nexus S General] elnahir:
No idea what's happening.

Again, my phone's I9023, used an incremental update from stock 2.3.4 to 2.3.6 (two months ago), then 2.3.6 to stock 4.0.3 (just a couple of hours ago), then downloaded the provided file, renamed it to update.zip and left it in my root folder. Then I reboot and try to go into Recovery, but I can't. For just a split second I get to see the Android mascot with a blue energy (electrical?) ball inside its stomach.. and then I get the black screen -> my phone restarts. And I'm like..

What the.. !?
[Nexus S General] raeef:
Who told you so man :D?

I've just upgraded my I9020T from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4
[Nexus S General] PhoenixIce22:
Updated

I also updated my i9020A from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 which seems MUCH better so far! :)
[Nexus S General] raeef:
Yup, it's better and smoother. I hope it stays that way with no random reboots or lag.

For others

https://plus.google.com/u/0/104629412415657030658/posts
[Nexus S General] rickdesantis:
EDIT: bullshits, sorry.
[Nexus S General] oldblue910:
I was wrong, this update is 4.0.3 -> 4.0.4, but for some reason, I had to downgrade to 2.3.6, then apply the 2.3.6->4.0.3 OTA, then this OTA and it upgraded successfully. Weird.
[Nexus S General] caliban2:
lots of people here who really should just flash a stockrom and wait for the update-icon in the notification bar... :eek: :eek: :eek:

i'm really sorry, but in 3 years on xda i have never seen so many wrong and helpless posts gathered in one thread.
[Nexus S General] Fylk:
Any word on i9020A updates?
[Nexus S General] dejrfan:
Just updated using the linked zip from the OP on my 9020a from 4.0.3 stock rooted unlocked to 4.0.4 using CWM... Telus network, works great so far...
[Nexus S General] b1337:
If there was there would be at least 3 threads opened about it...
[Nexus S General] chuckao:
i9020T with 4.0.3, unrooted and locked. An authentic stock stuff :D

Error 7 here (see the attached image) :mad:

I found a curious fact. I downloaded the zip 4.0.3 from XDA post (December or January) with 134.4Mb and it was running on my phone until few hours ago. After error 7, I got 4.0.3 again from XDA post, but now the downloaded file has 168.6Mb. The last one is running now on my phone, but error 7 still appears here when I try to update to 4.0.4.

MD5SUM results from these files:

4.0.3 - 134.4Mb - 9cf66f890e71708f458df9932e5206b3

4.0.3 - 168.6Mb - bdb728fd1581c369cd70e7f0b0e129f2

4.0.4 - 18.7Mb - 4f8719cc8142c53b31d443902f622b29

Any suggestion? I really want to use stock procedure.
[Nexus S General] xur17:
I just got the error 7 when trying to upgrade from 4.0.3 OTA, with a message about build.prop (which I modified since installing 4.0.3 OTA).

I'm rebooting right now, and am going to try changing the file back to how it was originally. Fingers crossed.
[Nexus S General] wujiyu305:
I do think it worth trying~~
[Nexus S General] HAKA:
For all those getting status 7 error...it happens when you dont meet system requirements...i.e. either you have changed any app/file in system folder...or deleted anything.

To rectify this problem...just flash the 4.0.3 again and simultaneously flash 4.0.4 and reboot....

Hope it helps. :)
[Nexus S General] albundy2010:
This happens everytime a ota comes out. Even on the ged's. Seen it on the nexus 1 the s the xoom. I havent check the gn forums but I will bet a testicle that its the same .
[Nexus S General] h1m:
How are people updating their i9020a?
[Nexus S General] praveenmarkandu:
Have you tried this and confirmed it works or are you just speculating? I havent modded my phone in anyway, so I dont see how i could have changed any system files.
[Nexus S General] _gcx_:
Yeah, same here.
[Nexus S General] rasengan82:
Just wait for the OTA guys... maybe that works.
[Nexus S General] _gcx_:
Funny thing is, if I try to re-apply the 4.0.3 OTA, it gives the Status 7 error also.
[Nexus S General] bozzykid:
But are you on the i9023? My guess is this release was geared towards that model only in this release. It seems its the i9020t users having the troubles.
[Nexus S General] dodudo7:
Well, you're all wrong with your speculation. The device is stock nothing changed/added/removed and even though flashing 4.0.3 again doesn't help, the same status 7 error is received. Probably, this is the most shameful Android build that Google ever released...
[Nexus S General] bozzykid:
That is doubtful. This build seems to be the best version of ICS yet. The issue you are having is with the upgrade routine, not the build.
[Nexus S General] praveenmarkandu:
I dont get OTAs in my country. I bought this phone in the UK but I'm now in Malaysia.
[Nexus S General] bozzykid:
Why would Google block the OTA in Malaysia? If you are using a non carrier customized Nexus S, you should get the OTA.
[Nexus S General] MauDreizehn:
Hi guys! Will I lose my root when applying this update? Made a successful flash from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 using CWM.
[Nexus S General] back_to_oz:
i9020

I actually have the i9020 variety and it will not update from 4.0.3, same status 7 error?

Is there any reason for this, do i need to downgrade?
[Nexus S General] nolook:
getting same status 7 error on stock 4.0.3 AWS model
[Nexus S General] lithdoc:
I'd like to second that.

On Google's part, this is quite an irresponsible thing to do.
[Nexus S General] notblur:
Same error status 7 here, i9020T stock 4.0.3.

From reading the threads here, I'm thinking this could be a bug in 4.0.3 stock recovery.

The ones that successfully updated so far are the ones that unlock their bootloaders and flashed CWM recovery for 2.3.6 -> 4.0.3 -> 4.0.4 routes.

Either that or this update file is not the official update for i9020T/i9023?

just my 2 cents.
[Nexus S General] iGoogleNexus:
Lol go into development and flash Evilistos 4.0.4 Rooted .... wipe!

-Google
[Nexus S General] oldblue910:
I'm not sure that it's a "bug" in 4.0.3 recovery, but according to my testing, it's definitely a recovery issue. I have a theory:

Perhaps in the ICS ROMs, they have prevented people from somehow trying to flash the OTA files manually by having the OTA software set some kind of flag in the recovery before it reboots that will allow the OTA to succeed. If that flag is not set, that patch will fail.

This thing flashes fine every time if you flash it using CWM or even the stock 2.3.6 recovery, but using the 4.0.3 recovery, it fails every time. The guys on the Xoom forum are having the exact same issue.

Has anyone actually got the OTA notification on their phone, then tapped "Reboot and Install" and still had the OTA fail? My guess is no.
[Nexus S General] xdoit:
Maybe you need to restart your phone after install stock package ROM 4.0.3 and CWM if you used the non-stock ROM , then install 4.0.4.
[Nexus S General] sean1984:
ns and ns 4g 4.0.4 compiled from source flash in cwm radio and bootloader free

http://rootzwiki.com/_/articles/ann...4-imm76d-rom-downloads-for-nexus-devices-r590

flash rom then gapps then su then dict fix then reboot :D:D:D