yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus S Android Development] coolmen777:
Ok to flash this from a stock 4.1.2 RO rooted with ClockWorks Mod Recovery installed? Will I loose the storage content (USB)? How about apps? I do have them backed up with TB, but wanted to make sure. Any formal procedure to follow (wipe storage, Delvic cache, ect?). Sorry, kind of a newbie at this. Looking forward to trying something better for speed/battery life improvement. Thanks.
[Nexus S Android Development] knzo:
Requirements:

- Custom recovery (CWM for example)

Instructions:

- Copy .zip to sdcard

- Reboot to recovery

- Wipe data *

- Install the .zip from sdcard

- Reboot and wait for the first long boot

* Wiping data will make you lose applications and data. Not files in the sdcard (usb).
[Nexus S Android Development] coolmen777:
Thanks Boss.. So Titanium Backup the apps and data, install and then restore apps/data is the best way to do it? I do have quiet a few sideloaded apps and want to preserve as much as possible, but don't want extra headaches as well. Thanks for your hard work.
[Nexus S Android Development] Basche:
that's what I use when switching ROMs, but then for large apps like games, which has about 1GB or data or more, you would have to re download it again.
[Nexus S Android Development] shadowx360:
adb backup is even better. One command, everything done.
[Nexus S Android Development] coolmen777:
Which folder do I copy it (zip file) to? I guess my concern is if I wipe data, wouldn't it wipe the SD and the zip file as well? Sorry, if this is a stupid question. Thanks. Got it all backed up, really to push the button.
[Nexus S Android Development] Basche:
just put it in as is, not in any folder. It won't get removed when clearing data
[Nexus S Android Development] knzo:
I have already told you that you will not erase the sdcard so it's irrelevant the folder where the file will be at.

Imagine this:

C:\ -> System (ROM is here)

D:\ -> Boot (kernel is here)

E:\ -> Data (dalvik-cache is also here)

F:\ -> Cache

G:\ -> microSD card (the zip will be here)

H:\ -> Recovery (where CWM is)

What you are going to do is:

- Reboot to H:\

- Format E:\ and F:\ in order to avoid problems (think of this as "Program files" folder in Windows)

- H:\ will access G:\ and then you choose the zip to flash

- The zip will format C:\ and install the ROM, then it will do the same for D:\ and install the kernel

- After it's done you reboot to C:\ and in the first boot the E:\ is built, that's why it takes some time

Memorize this.
[Nexus S Android Development] Basche:
marmite has a CM Nightlies version, would that count? Also, this may seem like a dumb question, but do you recommend the kernel that comes with the ROM?
[Nexus S Android Development] Jac0verflow:
This rom is awesome, many thanks to rascarlo, _thalamus and knzo for this amazing piece of software :D

But is there anyone having issues with GTalk? I get notifications only after waking up the device!

That's a weird behavior, it seems like it loses connection while sleeping.
[Nexus S Android Development] knzo:
I use the kernel that comes with the ROM (hypothalamus) so yeah, I recommend it.

However, I also read good feedback from marmite and you can use it if you want. Personally I haven't tested it yet but maybe I'll soon.
[Nexus S Android Development] coolmen777:
Thanks, flashed last night, works great now. I did notice that YouTube app and Google Voice were nowhere to be found, also no Google Maps. I downloaded 2 different gapps zip files from your links here and installed from Recovery (install zip option) and they still didn't come up. Are there different packages of gapps that have different apps? I prefer the older youtube verion that allowed HD quality over 3G connection (ver 4.0.3?) For some reason the Titanium Backup didn't capture it. Any clues, sorry to bother with such small details. Why am I not showing any of my Google synced bookmarks in the browser? Only local bookmarks got restored. Weird...
[Nexus S Android Development] kwibis:
Google voice and maps are found in the play store and therefore not included in gapps. For an older YouTube, search the web? I don't have problems with the new one though.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Android Development] madd0g:
Check in Wifi options if you've set it to sleep after screen off.
[Nexus S Android Development] Mawtin:
Am I the only one that doesn't get data connection? I had it when I was with ParanoidAndroid
[Nexus S Android Development] nicefella:
My phone can't connect to GPS at all. No satellites found using various apps. It worked when I was on ICS :/ Any clues guys? I'm on Strawberry with Marmite!

Thanks BOUSS!:laugh:
[Nexus S Android Development] alen1901:
Install fasterfix. There choose your country/continent, hit apply, delete app. Try now.

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[Nexus S Android Development] knzo:
Ya :[

Oh, it's good to see the 1000 downloads barrier broken in 4 days. I'm pleased.
[Nexus S Android Development] Basche:
is the marmite you're using the CM nightlies version?
[Nexus S Android Development] :
Yes, it will be. The other one won't boot.
[Nexus S Android Development] nicefella:
Yes! Thats correct. But of course its correct your the developer :P
[Nexus S Android Development] coluichepensa:
I have the marmite cm 5.2 on and works fine. I don't have any problem. Great battery life, stable and fast.

good job.
[Nexus S Android Development] jiro-kun:
Of course! What do you expect, its a very good ROM after all. I as for one, is extremely happy with this ROM! My favorite! :)

Thanks a bunch!
[Nexus S Android Development] keasey:
Will Brainmasters tweaks and free memory work with this rom since it has the same base?
[Nexus S Android Development] rasengan82:
My custom gapps package with up to date gapps.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30533621

I recommend using these because the ones in goo.im are outdated, from 4.1 leaked image and also contains apk from Android 4.0.3 LOL. The gapps I posted are up to date 4.1.1 apk from the Nexus S Factory images. They are all deodexed and zipaligned.
[Nexus S Android Development] nexususer1:
battery

Guys, how is your battery life? I think I'm having a drain but I need more data to confirm this. I'm using suggested thalamus kernel with default settings.
[Nexus S Android Development] knzo:
First day: weird battery graph, unimpressive battery (12 hours, 2 hours screen time, 3G+mobile data = 18%) > wiped battery stats.

Second day: awesome battery (12 hours, 1h30 screen time, wireless & 3G+mobile data = 70%).

Third day: Ongoing.

However, I don't like the battery quota android system (surfaceflinger) is having but I read around and this is a common "issue" among Jellybean and they recommend giving it a few days to calm down.

Thanks, added it to the directory listing.
[Nexus S Android Development] rasengan82:
Are there any measureable benefits on undervolting the LCD? It's probably reducing the brightness output of the screen? Do you have some numbers for this change?
[Nexus S Android Development] knzo:
I have no numbers so take that change with a grain of salt, it may be of benefit or it may not.

I exchanged before some input with an electrical engineer and he was adamant that it wouldn't be harmful.
[Nexus S Android Development] mahefooz4u:
GApps for 4.1.1

Updated Google Apps for 4.1.1

"https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByFdZl5bv2LqN1YxMk9EY05ZVm8"

Credit:

rasengan82

Goo.im
[Nexus S Android Development] madd0g:
I get more or less crappy battery on the jro03l ota (1h 40m screen time), will give this release a spin.
[Nexus S Android Development] irishrally:
Where did you find the JRO03L OTA? I haven't seen any Aussies uploading or linking to it yet.
[Nexus S Android Development] madd0g:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=30453876&postcount=6
[Nexus S Android Development] siffar:
I was looking forward to this. Thanks a lot sir for building and sharing this wonderful ROM. This is true Project butterng

EDIT: Only thing I am really missing is ability to change tracks with volume rocker. But I am not heart broken :p. I am can live without it
[Nexus S Android Development] leap_ahead:
http://www.randomphantasmagoria.com/firmware/nexus-s/i9023/
[Nexus S Android Development] nibla101:
Damn, that call bug when you cant move the ring to answer just happened. First time for me. not cool :(
[Nexus S Android Development] dinuvali:
This is due to the fact that when the phone wakes up (from ringing), the screen is covered beyond a certain percent (prolly 50%). You can test this out by waking it up while having your hand over the touchscreen and you will see that you won't be able to unlock it.

Solution: Keep it in your pocket with the curve facing the other direction. Pretty uncomfortable tho.
[Nexus S Android Development] knzo:
http://pzieye.centelia.net/crespo/ - I'm going to kill you people.
[Nexus S Android Development] Pik3no:
Isn't it a good sign? Your ROM is being well adopted :D
[Nexus S Android Development] knzo:
It's not "my" ROM, I just built it. :P

Now I need a host, anyone has one I could use? (preferably with no bandwidth limits). I'm open to suggestions.
[Nexus S Android Development] apatal:
Does dropbox have bandwidth limit? Anyway, while waiting for knzo to find a new host, new users can get the ROM files [URL="http://db.tt/o8vVQqDl]here[/URL], except for the kernel he posted with it. Hurry before the link is taken down! :D

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Android Development] TG2708:
already gone lol
[Nexus S Android Development] knzo:
Yeah, I have a premium dropbox account and it endured 200 GB bandwidth before going crazy.

I will rebuild AOSP today (perhaps there are some updates) and torrent it, no more indexes.
[Nexus S Android Development] knzo:
Yes they will work but let me tell you something - Years ago I also had that thing for "tweaks" and I used to tune the crap out of sysctl settings, build.prop, init.d, you name it. I even created this thread in the 20th of August of 2011 with part of the collection I had. Nowadays, I don't care about any of this because I found out they just don't work on a significant level, it's all marketing and getting inside users' head to convince them their smartphones are smoother and they have better battery.
[Nexus S Android Development] :
I came to the same conclusion in my ROM benchmarking project. I've got something specific to demonstrate. Brb...

Here we are: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=25422089

...have a read. Huge variety of ROMs, huge variety of tweaks, no difference in performance. Pure stock OTA is one of the best performers too.
[Nexus S Android Development] keasey:
Loving the Rom. Brainmasters tweaks have not affected the stability of my phone so I use them. If they aren't hurting anything then why not? I suppose (if the differences are negligible) I could save some time when flashing something. Thank you for making a rom for nexus so users.
[Nexus S Android Development] polobunny:
Is the new strawberry multi-lingual or english only?
[Nexus S Android Development] knzo:
It has like 30 languages, maybe more.
[Nexus S Android Development] polobunny:
That's pretty multi lingual. I'm not using some obscure Urdu or African language or anything. As long as it has French, I'll be good. :p

I'm gonna try to get some time to flash it, who knows maybe I can free from the CM nightlies!
[Nexus S Android Development] treesurf:
Very nice clean ROM, thank you! Running it with the latest Marmite kernel and very happy with it so far.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Android Development] knzo:
Hopefully we will have 4.2 soon (29/10). ;)
[Nexus S Android Development] gioyocho1:
knzo

has it any file manager? (solid explorer or etc)
[Nexus S Android Development] knzo:
Of course not. Why would I include a file manager if there are 100000000000 in the play store?

Think before making these questions please.
[Nexus S Android Development] gioyocho1:
knzo

because i dont have wi-fi now and i cant copy from computer to phone files
[Nexus S Android Development] knzo:
... then download a file manager when you get home and have wifi.

I'll stop answering these posts of "MAKE MY LIFE BETTER PLEASE". ****ing adapt, seriously.
[Nexus S Android Development] guitmz:
nice rom!

one thing.. its just me or after installing it, play store does not find my nexus anymore.. it was listing it on my devices when using the chocolate version and brainmaster 4.1.2 but after installing strawberry (google account was already added on it) it isnt showing on devices anymore

edit: damn, im dumb... needed to open play store app first ahahahah sorry, working fine now
[Nexus S Android Development] dinuvali:
Try the old remove Google Account from the phone sync and readd it.
[Nexus S Android Development] Jac0verflow:
Checked, it was set correctly... The bug is still there, after several reboots and logouts (forced by me of course) :(
[Nexus S Android Development] Basche:
Even if you flashed the ROM again.?

You have just been beamed
[Nexus S Android Development] Jac0verflow:
Haven't tried yet... Ok, let's do that.
[Nexus S Android Development] Androll79:
Can I just say I am loving this strawberry delight. Came from paranoidandroid. :thumbup:

sent from my nexus s using mind control
[Nexus S Android Development] alen1901:
Damn this rom is going to space with greate comments. I think i will try it!! I cant help myselft, flashing is calling to taste that thing. :D

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[Nexus S Android Development] getburnt:
great rom. impressive.

love you knzo ;)
[Nexus S Android Development] vbeli:
has the rom Unicode support in sms and t9 dialing like codenameandoid ???
[Nexus S Android Development] Jac0verflow:
Solved! Don't know why I haven't tried this before... Thanks :good:
[Nexus S Android Development] knzo:
T9 yes, unicode support yes. But you probably meant strip unicode, and the answer for that is no.

And it's not like codenameandroid, it's like CM because it came from there (what doesn't). I'll think about it.
[Nexus S Android Development] jark99:
Came from AOKP, this thing is blazing fast! Time to see if it gives decent battery life. Will report back tomorrow during regular usage!

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Android Development] Ulver:
Great ROM! I've been using it with the SGS3 addon with no issues.
[Nexus S Android Development] jerrymouse12:
Yesplease. I could finally throw away handcentsms if this ROM had unicode stripping.
[Nexus S Android Development] zhane0513:
very nice rom!!! :D i wish it has a theme chooser
[Nexus S Android Development] gits:
I agree a file manager IS a life saver when you switch between roms but i'm with you about not including one in the ROM.

The answer for anyone asking is, use a flashable file manager from recovery after installing a new ROM. That has been discussed before in the forum.

Inviato dal mio Nexus S
[Nexus S Android Development] jiro-kun:
+1
[Nexus S Android Development] polobunny:
I'll save you guys the wrath of knzo and tell you that he won't add theme chooser. It was already discussed. ;)
[Nexus S Android Development] ombra666:
hi all, does this rom have power widget in the notification drawer?

thanks in advance,
[Nexus S Android Development] jark99:
Haha "wrath of Knzo" ;)

Sent from my Nexus S

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Yup, if your referring to the notification widget, then yes it is in this rom

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Android Development] ombra666:
sorry, i think i've been mistaken, i mean all the "on/off" switches that you can find, EG, sliding down the notification bar in the CM9 (i came from CM).

p.s. it's already rooted, i think... ??

thanks in advance,
[Nexus S Android Development] Basche:
That's good, sometimes the answer is to flash the ROM again :)

You have just been beamed
[Nexus S Android Development] treesurf:
Yes, this ROM has those switches on the notification bar. It is also already rooted.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Android Development] ombra666:
ok, will flash asap :)

really thanks! :good:
[Nexus S Android Development] knzo:
Battery reports? Should match CM and be better than rasbeanjelly/aokp/cna. At least theoretically.

Either way, next version will probably be 4.2, assuming it comes out within next 2 weeks. From all the suggestions given (theme chooser, strip unicode @ sms, etc), I'm only inclined to add the unicode thingy. I'm also in talks with bedalus so maybe the default kernel will be changed to his in the near future (3.5.x).
[Nexus S Android Development] treesurf:
Looking forward to it!

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Android Development] pmdisawesome:
I'm not sure if Nexus S will get the 4.2 update. Nexus S is maybe too old now
[Nexus S Android Development] shadowx360:
You can still flash rasbeanjelly themes though. I flashed DarkbeanJelly and it works, you just have to edit the build prop file to remove the soft keys
[Nexus S Android Development] alen1901:
I think it will because there is not much changed. But if not, we will see unofficial releases for sure. So, dont be scared. :P

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[Nexus S Android Development] knzo:
It better receive or I'm selling it, lawl.
[Nexus S Android Development] polobunny:
After all it's a two years phone. 3 years seems like the ultimate maximum for a smartphone IMHO, with 2 years being a good time to switch. That's pretty much why all those 3 years contracts make me laugh. :p
[Nexus S Android Development] waterface:
Just logged into the forum to give you general feedback and specifically on this very thing.

Haven't used CNA or AOKP JB enough to compare, but I used to use rasbeanjelly and right now I am experiencing the probably, most likely best battery life in a long time, perhaps even slightly better than the CM10 nightly from a few days back.

I am running bedalus' kernel 6.2.

Problems? None with the stock kernel. Since I flashed bedalus':

1. I had one random freeze while I was bringing up the keyboard (stock one), and

2. sometimes the phone slows down a lot, then after a few seconds it vibrates three times rapidly and asks me to send the bug report. Then back to normal.

Thanks for the gift knzo, really feels like this is the best combo ever since the the GB Oxygen days.

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Agreed. Although I don't know about you all, but I feel like this phone has aged incredibly well. Maybe for me this is also because I am not fond of a 4,7 inch screen (even less so of one that, yea, it's HD but it looks like ****, with grays like purple. Every reference to other existing phones is purely coincidental...). Or because I don't play graphical-power demanding games on the phone. In fact I hardly play games at all on the phone... I do however enjoy the superior quality of the audio chip, again a very special feature of this phone.

Sorry for the OT... Long live Nexus S.
[Nexus S Android Development] coolmen777:
I personally love the 4" screen side and form factor of my Nexus S. I am not sure what I would do if I were forced to upgrade. Wish google gave us an option of smaller brother to Galaxy Nexus flagship phone with same size like Nexus S. Might be getting off topic here, but what are our options if we want smaller phone? Hopefully Google's announcement next week will clear things up a little! Long live Nexus S!
[Nexus S Android Development] stojshic:
Maybe Galaxy S3 mini? One of rare new 4" phones...
[Nexus S Android Development] Basche:
if you care about the hardware, it's about the same as galaxy s2 and the galaxy s2 is cheaper. The only difference is that the screen for galaxy s2 is 4.3"
[Nexus S Android Development] stojshic:
I know about that, it's just that you can't buy any 4" phone that is really good... I think there ain't anything better than S3 mini, even tho it's bad comparing it to S3...
[Nexus S Android Development] alen1901:
I would go with new lg nexus 4. I would buy s3, but nexus4 has smaller screen, bigger resolution(which means better picture), lcd, and its supported by Google. :D so, i will wait for nexus4 price goes down a little bit.

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[Nexus S Android Development] mejobloggs:
Hmm my Nexus S no longer starts up after installing the custom kernel with BLN

Plain Strawberry works fine, but no BLN... Unless I misunderstand.

Any other way to get BLN? I really like BLN :)
[Nexus S Android Development] alen1901:
I think you must flash cm version of kernel.

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[Nexus S Android Development] mejobloggs:
Where do I find it? The only one I can find is this:

http://goo.im/devs/knzo/Custom kernels > Nexus S
[Nexus S Android Development] alen1901:
Try flash marmite 6.2 cm.

EDIT: make backup ofcourse

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[Nexus S Android Development] mejobloggs:
Yeah I just thought Strawberry had it's own special customised kernel
[Nexus S Android Development] jerrymouse12:
Yes it has. And it has BLN included.

Hypothalamus kernel: generic BLN + CRT-fix + custom IOCTL
[Nexus S Android Development] mejobloggs:
Ok.. So it's not enabled by default? Guess I need to download nstools or something to enable it?

edit: All right, got it. Sorry I thought when it said it had BLN it meant it was enabled by default. Put plain Strawberry back on and enabled it through BLN control

thanks!
[Nexus S Android Development] waterface:
I am looking forward to see that phone too. Smaller screen- by just .1 inch though... I am afraid it'll be bulky, considering it's also thicker than S2 / S3. I hope the camera is better than NS too, Galaxy Nexus' was really disappointing.
[Nexus S Android Development] gotjazz:
Hrm I just flashed the latest version (after a full wipe) and now my home button doesn't work anymore. Anyone else experience that?

Thought it might have something to do with some titanium backup restores I did. reflashing didn't help.

I'll try another full wipe tomorrow. Restoring nandroid for now
[Nexus S Android Development] shadowx360:
Probably. Don't back up system apps. I personally prefer adb backup for that reason. Check the /system/usr/keylayout/cypress-touchkey. kl file and make sure it's stock and everyone has read permissions

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[Nexus S Android Development] gotjazz:
Hrm usually I only restore system app data without the apps
[Nexus S Android Development] shadowx360:
I did that once and my clock crashed, my phone went haywired and my superuser app went foobar
[Nexus S Android Development] nexususer1:
This is a superb rom. Made me come back to custom roms and I think I'll settle with it for a while :) great job
[Nexus S Android Development] gotjazz:
Say no more :)
[Nexus S Android Development] mixtapes08:
Why do you say so? Do you own one?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Nexus S Android Development] alen1901:
I would rather buy s3 than gnex. First and second and the best arguments to buy s3 are battey and performance. Than comes futureproof, screen, camera, posibilities.. :D so if i couldnt wait for nexus4, ill buy s3. Its cheap here. :D

Sorry for offtopic, back to topic now. ;)

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[Nexus S Android Development] Androll79:
Would u get the new nexus 7 32gb or splash the extra for the nexus 10, I have never used or held a tablet, gonna treat myself for Xmas :confused:

sent from my nexus s using mind control
[Nexus S Android Development] waterface:
I have owned one. I had the dreadful purple screen issue. Samsung Italy didn't want to exchange it. Got pissed and sold it instead of going all the way to Samsung U.S.A. or Korea, which is what someone advised me to do.

Nexus S takes better shots, hands down. Also has a far better quality OLED display, only obviously smaller, with lower resolution and less pixel-dense.
[Nexus S Android Development] Nexus-S:
This is a very good ROM.

On a side note, though, does anyone know why the default zoom settings on the stock browser don't work? It always defaults to medium no matter what setting you have selected. It's been like this on every JB ROM that I've tried but worked fine on ICS ROMs.
[Nexus S Android Development] slipkory:
Mine also same.phone not boot up after flash this thalamus kernel..the kernel is not working?..any other custom kernel suits with rom?
[Nexus S Android Development] capoooro:
Marmite all cm versions. Actually I use 6.1