yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus S General] ironia.:
column C is for stock rom, with slim and other modded roms you ave to use the column D = CM version

another question...

is ok if i install Slim-NS-3.1.0-OFFICIAL with gapps-jb-20121011-signed instead of slimgapps ?
[Nexus S General] suspect008:
Thank you

Thank you very much guys, I gave it a try and it works nicely :):):) now im bout to give marmite 7.2 a try as nexuser suggested. one thing I learned changing kernels won't hard brick my nex :D
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Final update

UPDATED OP... :)

Lot's of updates on first page, as well as an UPDATED CHART!!!!!

Enjoy... :)
[Nexus S General] nexususer:
awesome !!!!11!! :D
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
UPDATES!!

Updated Op and first page...

Check out this link, it is a file manager that can access cloud storage as well!!.. I put a link in the "MUST HAVE" section of the OP as well...
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Rom Test

I have played with a few kernels; CM, DEVIL, MARMITE on the 4.3 version of SLIMROM, as well as a few tweaks and mods. I find Slim to be rather stable and fairly fast and fluid. With a few minor tweaks and mods, it competes with 4.1 on speed and smoothness, but I can't determine battery life, as my battery is tired...

I compiled it with the Devil kernel(Latest 4.3 version) and made it a CM version instead of AOSP, but found that Marmite (4.3 version 9.1) is considerably faster and could be flashed (CM Version).. I am also using CrossBreeder (7.2.13) and it seems to help, but I can't implement it in the rom directly, so it could be flashed as well.

I added some tweaks in the init.d and build.prop, removed some apps and added others, added Slim's Minimal Gapps and changed the ringtones..

This is based off of Slim's 4.3 build 1 weekly 1.2 and none of the work is mine, I just rearranged a few bits from some Roms, and developers... This has been stable for me with no reboots at stock speeds.

DOWNLOAD

To flash:

*MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP

*DO A COMPLETE WIPE AND FORMAT as this has been heavily modified and will be buggy if you try to dirty flash, even over Slim!

*Let the system boot completely up before changing kernels or adding mods..

*WIPE DALVIK AND CACHE before flashing Marmite or CrossBreeder...

This is a modded rom and if you experience any issues do not complain to the original developers!!

Flash at your own risk, I do not take responsibility for any issues caused by this or for world hunger..

ENJOY!!
[Nexus S General] nmogas:
I'll give it a try :)

Thanks
[Nexus S General] nexususer:
i tried it but i dont know it wasnt good enough ..... since 4.3 slim roms doesnt work great for me the first time i flashed slim 4.3 beta i had pretty average battery life but when the 2nd beta came out my battery was drastic so i switched back to build 8 4.2.2 iand battery on that was amazing i got 2:30 mins to 3 hours of screen time then ithe stable weekly was released and even that was bad battery life for me performance was obviously better than 4.2.2 but the battery life was not good .. so i switched to carbon rom and i was amazed their latest nightly is amazing.... superb battery life great performance and all the features of slim and extra . it is a complete package i seriously suggest u check it out its outstanding i promise

and yeah for gapps with carbon rom i am using slim 4.3 gapps they work their magic !!!
[Nexus S General] ej8989:
What nightly date?
[Nexus S General] nexususer:
Carbon 20130927 nightly

Here are screenshots of my battery usage on single charge I think its pretty amazing and I will be staying on this ROM until 4.4 comes and it is easily the fastest ROM out there . I did do reboot that's why the battery percentage dropped
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
What kernel and it's settings? Mods/tweaks? Special apps? WiFi/3g/GPS/sync?
[Nexus S General] ShadowVlican:
i'm gonna give Slim-NS-3.1.0-OFFICIAL a try on my aging Nexus S

it's been running some old version of rasbeanjelly 4.2.1 since january when i gave the phone to my parents... it's become a total slugfest now

any kernel recommendations or should i stick with the stock kernel?
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Stability, speed or battery?
[Nexus S General] ShadowVlican:
it's a daily driver for my mother.. so i think gearing towards stability and battery

i'm flashing the stock slimbean right now... see how it responds...
[Nexus S General] nexususer:
no mods or tweaks ... using slim minimal gapps and marmite kernel v9.1 cm final .... 3g gps sync off at all times i sometimes use 3g internet but not that much i only have a 500Mb data plan .... i only use greenify a must must app for all rooted devices and i use wakelock detector to monitor which apps are draining my battery and thats it nothing much just simple stuff

and i also havent enabled kernel samplepage merging and and allow purging of assets because i think it has close to nothing effect on performance or battery

also i greenified all apps except for whatsapp,dropbox,skype,nova launcher,google keyboard and wakelock detector app

---------- Post added at 09:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:18 AM ----------

u can also try hellybean 4.1.2

and on slim bean 4.1.2 flash marmite kernel for battery... u can also try devil but it compromises little battery but the performance boost is pretty good ... but overall on stability and battery marmite is the best choice
[Nexus S General] ironia.:
which version of marmite do you suggest with 4.1.2?

for me 8.7 (or 7.2) is better than the latest 9.1
[Nexus S General] nexususer:
Settingout tried 9.1 and it was working with 4.1.2

U can try 9.1 because bedalus has rewritten the kernel from the scratch he said in thread so it may be better optimized

Or u can try 7.2 which I heard is best one even when 8.7 was released some people were still using 7.2 instead of 8.7 because it was smoother and snappy

The rest is up to u

Best of luck ! :)
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Marmite 8.6 cm (don't over clock it) smartass2/row 200/1000... Gave me the best battery life
[Nexus S General] 123go!:
I flashed this the other day with the latest marmite. It has been running good, nice and fast. Battery is far better than slim 4.3. The only thing that bugs me about it is the auto brightness seems to be not working like its supposed to. It is often too dark, then it will get super bright. This is all in the same room with uniform lighting. This problem has happened in the past with other roms, it was fixed in later 4.2 roms and 4.3 roms.

Other than that, it has been stable. I am using smartassV2, 100-1000. ROW scheduler. crossbreeder is installed.
[Nexus S General] leap_ahead:
i see that u use older version ... why?? 9.1 marmite is not good ?
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Init.d doesn't seem to work on 9.1 and 8.6 gave me the best battery life... 9.1 may be a bit faster?.. I actually am using vta2 #116 and it's nearly battery friendly and the performance is awesome!!
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
UPDATES!!

UPDATES!!! UPDATES!!! UPDATES!!!​

Updated chart :)

I recently went on a flashing spree, for pure.. we'll call it speed, and I survived!! I am not linking you to this, but google is a thing, Operation Killjoy is a flashable zip that has scripts like all the rest, but it worked and worked well.. I suffered from slower internet speeds, but it definitely was faster everywhere else.. The battery also suffers a bit, but hardly noticeable. On this path I found another script installer, Supremacy, It was a bit faster than stock speeds, but the internet was noticeably faster... If I were a person who wanted both worlds, I would break apart these updaters and grab what I wanted... (just saying)

By the way I got a stock rom to score over 5600 on Antutu with this.. :)

View attachment 2313473
[Nexus S General] Dark_Eyes_:
I also flashed killjoy but hardly noticed a difference... Will definitely give supremacy a try though.
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Did you activate it with terminal emulator?
[Nexus S General] Dark_Eyes_:
Apart from entropy gen there is nothing to enable right? At least that's what I understood from the thread... But yes, I enabled entro in term emu.

That being said, the latest devil kernel made a good difference in performance on my device, I recommend it to anyone running a 4.3 rom.
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
There's a bit more it can do... DNS masq, entrophy, cputuner, boost, and if you select killjoy you can check it's settings and what is installed..
[Nexus S General] Dark_Eyes_:
Yeah I know... So maybe it's just me who don't notice much of a difference but it is indeed smoother... Gonna uninstall and give supremacy a try. Since we are on the topic, did you ever try fly-on mod? I don't seem to thrust the OP but maybe it's good on performance...
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I have tried it, and it has some aid, but not much... I test performance before and after the mod and while most don't feel like they did anything, the scores show different stories..

I have compiled a zip of the two merged, with a few other things I like... Seems to work pretty good.. ?? TESTERS??
[Nexus S General] Dark_Eyes_:
You mean merged killjoy and supremacy? I'll test it, but I just realised that init.d support seems broken on the 4.3 version of devil kernel. That's probably why I didn't notice a difference in performance. I'm pretty sure it was working on 4.2 though. I guess I'll inform DerTeufel and see if there is a fix. Someone said that the latest Marmite had the same problem with init.d so it's probably a 4.3 problem...
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Okay, this is a bit of script that is mainly Killjoy and Supremacy along with anything else shiny that I had to pick up.. :)

Use the Operation Killjoy thread to turn on/ off features as the rest of the modified script works without terminal commands.. :)

THIS IS NOT MY WORK

DO NOT COMPLAIN TO THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPERS WITH ISSUES AS THIS IS A MODIFICATION OF THEIR ORIGINAL DESIGN

DO NOT USE THIS TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD (unless I get free cookies)

I do not take responsibility in any issues you or your phone have before or after flashing, nor for world hunger..

FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK!!

DOWNLOAD SEE OP
[Nexus S General] Dark_Eyes_:
Working great so far! I've been changing a lot of things lately so it's hard for me to say how much but it feels a bit snappier. Internet also feels faster!

I finally installed an app from the play store to execute init.d scripts at startup... Until I find a more permanent solution!

Edit: after a full day of testing, my phone is indeed noticeably faster and internet over wifi is definitely faster. I haven't tried over 3G but will report back. I'm very satisfied, every nexus s should have it!

Merci beaucoup Setting.Out! ;)
[Nexus S General] TheLastMirana:
Script is working well however is there a way to uninstall if need be?
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Yes and no... use the terminal emulator, type su then enter, type uninstall then enter and most of it will stop minus some of the init.d scripts which can be deleted by a root manager...
[Nexus S General] teoserio:
Really good work setting.out!

Running on jellyshot v5 doesn't boost that much but improved smoothness a bit to me.

Btw battery got in suffer on combo with devil kernel so i rolled back for battery reason

Inviato dal mio Nexus S
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Battery life is subject to inaccuracy after flashing, calibrating your battery can fix this.. Marmite is generally better on battery life..
[Nexus S General] Dark_Eyes_:
Devil is not the best on battery life but it is faster than most kernels. If you're interested in battery life I would also suggest Marmite.
[Nexus S General] thehulk1969:
Are you using the stock kernel or marmite???
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I'm not saying that I've tried all the ROMs, close, but mainly the jellybeans... The stock JZ054M is the smoothest!! With a few tweaks, one of the fastest, though featureless and not the best on battery life, it is really good... With the implementation of xposed framework, you can have your cake and eat it too... :) I have used it for over a week with no reboots, lag and get about a day on a charge (moderate/light use). I am over clocking live 104% [MENTION=1732954]124[/MENTION]6mhz smartass2/row on the aosp version of the Devil kernel (3.0.71)

I highly recommend this setup, until 4.4 kitkat debuts.. :)
[Nexus S General] ej8989:
Just fixed a friend's AT&T Skyrocket for some hours then optimized it a bit.When i gave it back and returned to my single-cored Nexus S it feels amazingly slow -which, on regular use, I consider somewhat fast enough for my daily tasks. I won't do it again.
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I recently played with the new iPhone 5s and it's true that our old ns is soooo slow by comparison.. but I still am not ready to say goodbye to my much loved dinosaur.. :)
[Nexus S General] leap_ahead:
Nexus s get the android 4.3 ;p
[Nexus S General] Zahih:
Android 4.3.1 right now on Carbon.

:thumbup:
[Nexus S General] leap_ahead:
Oh nice ..i like aosp rom
[Nexus S General] Dark_Eyes_:
[MENTION=5165039]Setting.Out[/MENTION] any plans to update your tweak package with newest okj?

I could probably just update it myself with the new binaries but I don't want to screw anything!
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I've been working on a version that is more specific to our device... So far I've boosted my antutu score over 6000.. :)
[Nexus S General] Dark_Eyes_:
Really? That's awesome! Looking forward to give this a try when it's ready!
[Nexus S General] Dark_Eyes_:
I just stumble upon pimp my rom and there are some pretty interesting tweaks in there that you could add to your package if they don't conflict.

Just an idea that I wanted to share.
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Okay, this is a bit of script that is a revised version of Killjoy using some input from Supremacy along with anything else shiny that I had to pick up.. :)

-This cannot be used with any other tweak/mod of this nature

-This should only be flashed on a clean install of a rom (minus any mods/tweaks)

-This modifies your build.prop (any other mods may cause undesired effects)

-I suggest rebooting after installation and entering codes into the terminal emulator

Use the Operation Killjoy thread to turn on/ off features as the rest of the modified script works without terminal commands.. :)

THIS IS NOT MY WORK

DO NOT COMPLAIN TO THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPERS WITH ISSUES AS THIS IS A MODIFICATION OF THEIR ORIGINAL DESIGN

DO NOT USE THIS TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD (unless I get free cookies)

I do not take responsibility in any issues you or your phone have before or after flashing, nor for world hunger..

FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK!!

DOWNLOAD SEE OP
[Nexus S General] Dark_Eyes_:
It's working great so far!

Thanks man!
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
UPDATES!!

Script moved to OP and updated, do an uninstall of previous version before flashing or it will mess up your rom!!!

-Terminal emulator

-type "su"

-press enter

-type "uninstall"

-press enter

-Done!!

With this new script on Antutu

-100/1000 smartass2/row View attachment 2357556

-100/1248 (live oc @ 104%) smartass2/row View attachment 2357558
[Nexus S General] Dark_Eyes_:
Nice! I just have a weird issue, and I don't know of it's related to this or the latest cm nightly, but I get the android is configuring app every time I boot even if I changed nothing. Usually that happens only when I clear cache... Any idea?
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
This zip aligns each boot and should clear caches too.. so sounds normal... :)
[Nexus S General] Dark_Eyes_:
OK thanks!

Works great so far no problem at all!
[Nexus S General] nmogas:
What Devil kernel version are you using? In the newest one (3.0.100) BLN does not work as well as auto brightness :(
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
On the Devil kernel thread , about page 25??, is an aosp version. It is 3.0.71.. it is the last version that I know to work on 4.1 ROMs perfectly... The new kernels will leave behind some files that will continue to mess up settings even after a new kernel install... you'll need to reflash your ROM... If it is the same ROM, DON'T wipe data, only system, boot, cache, dalvik... install ROM, gapps and anything else you have normally and when you boot, your phone will be the same as when you left it, minus the issues you had..
[Nexus S General] nmogas:
Thanks :) I'll try it today
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I can't wait for 4.4, but it's been kinda dead around here... I wonder if/how many developers are willing to push along our beloved dinosaurs..
[Nexus S General] Dark_Eyes_:
I sure hope we get 4.4 too. There are not many Dev but some are still interested in the old crespo. It's sad cause that phone is awesome. I know I will have to upgrade someday but I hate to have a tablet in my pocket as the new phones are always bigger bigger bigger... nexus s is perfect as for it's size!
[Nexus S General] leap_ahead:
+1 for android 4.4 on nexus s but official this time !
[Nexus S General] Dark_Eyes_:
Sorry to disappoint but Google said they won't update the gnex to 4.4, so forget about it for the nexus s. We will have to rely on the die hard Dev that are still here with us.
[Nexus S General] leap_ahead:
yes i see...still wait for dev
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Okay, my kitkat review... in short I'm dissapointed, all the hype and it's just a laggy jellybean.. even the new launcher isn't very innovative... I know that this is a beta, I was hoping to be able to use ART, but it's slower than 4.3 and buggy... I am sure development will help with the laggs/ bugs and using ART... I am just glad our phone hasn't been forgotten, and I want to give a big thanks to the developers for making it possible... :)
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
4.4 on any jellybean!!!

Follow this link to an updater that will convert some files to 4.4 without the need to have a 4.4 rom.. :) I know that it is mainly cosmetic, but hey, if it makes you happy.. :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2507557
[Nexus S General] artafinde:
Is it possible to get a link to the ROMs in the spread sheet? I want to try out some of these so it would be nice to link back to the forum/page.

Thanks
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Good thought... I'll try to add the links this weekend.. :)
[Nexus S General] artafinde:
It is to much work just do the best per android version ;)
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
"Best" is speculative... :) but, I'll perhaps have suggestions... :)
[Nexus S General] artafinde:
Seems like not working with slimrom 4.3.2
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Which part?.. And posting on the linked forum may have better results as per bugs as this isn't my work.. Though I may still be able to address your problems here as well.. :)
[Nexus S General] Mailo85:
Which ROM would you recommend for a stock like feel with good responsiveness, good battery time with good sound quality taking advantage of the DAC? I have a Nexus 4, but am tired of the big screens, so I ordered a brand new Nexus S.

I just want it to work without issues.
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I am not sure what Roms take advantage of DAC, but this may help.. :)

(For stock type roms)

Stock is the most stable, the stock update jz054m seems equally stable, but is much faster, jellyshot gave me the best battery life and is pretty stable.. And for sound, viper4android, it boosts volume and is customizable.. ( marmite kernels will lower sound performance but are great on battery life v8.6 (works for all mentioned roms) is recommended). (Devil kernels are more stable, usually faster than marmite, but not as battery friendly though good for sound... 3.071 for 4.1.2 Roms and any for jellyshot). Remember to convert your ROM to kernel type or choose the appropriate kernel type for your ROM...

Happy flashing
[Nexus S General] nmogas:
[MENTION=5165039]Setting.Out[/MENTION] do you get any strange behavior in jz054m with devil (3.0.71) using the mod from post #5? without any oc my nexus get random reboots if i use it =(
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I use the aosp version... Did you wipe cache/ dalvik when you installed?
[Nexus S General] nmogas:
Yes, i always make clean installs :) but its not a big deal, without the mod the rom is also very smooth! anyway, maybe ill try aosp version
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
It has never caused me issue.. :) it can be found on Devil kernel forum on page 25?.. Or near that page.. If you need a link, I have one on mediafire as well..
[Nexus S General] nmogas:
I got it :) I'll try it tomorrow if i have the time.

Thanks
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
As a recommendation, wipe everything minus DATA / SD and reflash ROM and gapps, wipe dalvik/cache flash kernel and reboot... All your settings and app info will stay..
[Nexus S General] yuki86:
Don't forget to backup your efs partition, I lost my network capabilities and bricked my phone. It happened only once after maybe 50 flashes on different devices
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I had that once on pre jellybean roms... :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=888193
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
guinea pig wanted.. :)

I made a port, in hopes of a bit of an update and performance along with other things... It is an older 4.1.2 Hellybean that I ported on the JZ054M base, there will be issues I am sure... Any takers?
[Nexus S General] artafinde:
I'm using SlimRom 4.3 build 2 and I think the Nexus S doesn't have the required hardware for that OS. So I'm looking in downgrading to something lower. Mainly because the applications takes so long to open up.. (5-10 seconds for Google Hangouts, and then it's quite slow). I like the feature of SlimRoms to reduce the DPI and making the phone smaller icons / fonts.

Given the above does anyone have any recommendations for:

- Alternative Roms with feature described

- Solution to my issue

Thanks
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Try Carbon.. I'm using right now, seems peppy, though I am modified, partially odexed, and using the latest Devil kernel... But even Facebook seems fairly smooth.. :)

(JZ054M is totally stock, but fast and fluid, equipped with Devil (aosp 3.071)... Use Xposed framework to add missing features (minor cost to speed) It is 4.1.2, so a bit of a downgrade.. And only decent battery life)

DPI is fairly easy to change.. There are apps, or you can modify your build.prop...
[Nexus S General] nexususer:
+1 for carbon

Carbon+Devil Kernel+Slim Gapps= Awesomeness :D

[MENTION=2166717]Setting[/MENTION]out how do you save ur playlists in gplay music ... i love apollo but its not included in all of the roms and the roms which it is included u cant take its backup in helium because its an system app .. i am currently using double twist and i hate it such a dreadful experience .. also which is the best app for music
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Unzip a ROM with Apollo and add it to your ROM.. I listen to internet radio, using spotify...

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S General] artafinde:
Thanks I'll try Carbon. Any recommendation on nightly version? Also since I'm newbie does it need any special installation? What about gapps? Latest Devil kernel, where can I find that?
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
11/11/2013 nightly.. I like PA gapps.. Devil kernel thread...

Sent from my Nexus S Dinosaur
[Nexus S General] artafinde:
Downloading as I type. PA gapps link for 4.3 (http://goo.im/devs/paranoidandroid/roms/gapps) seem to be down, do you have an alternative? Also is it Devil kernel cm version or not cm?
[Nexus S General] artafinde:
Hmm big fail. Tried 3 different nightly builds from CarbonRom and all stuck at starting.. I tried with and without gapps and Devil kernel. Also when I tried install a pa gapps it failed due to different ROM. Not sure what to try next and since I need the phone everyday I'll go back to slim ROM for now..
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
What nightly? Gapps? Kernel version? Recovery? And how did you install?

Sent from my Nexus S Dinosaur