yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I'm on my way out to work, but if you haven't been helped when I get home, I'll get you sorted.. :)
[Nexus S General] Lordofminor:
Thanks.

I managed to install TWRP 2.7 with fastboot, and installed CM 11 M5 Snapshot successfully. The first thing I tried was the BLD, and again it doesn't work. Just as same as in CM 10.2.1

This should be the BLD settings, right? Well, nothing happens after 5s, the keys are still on. Tried 1s, 10s, nothing...

Also, one new problem, using fastboot somehow messed the ADB drivers in Windows, and now I can't mount USB storage in recovery, because it shows up as Android ADB Interface, not a disk device. Halp :/
[Nexus S General] teoserio:
As far as I know it's now a bit of time that usb mount from recovery isn't working. Try to flash devil kernel from op or 2nd post, i'm using it on omni and bld are working as expected

Inviato dal mio SM-T211 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Yes, Devil supports BLD.. :)
[Nexus S General] CataHd:
So it seams that paranoid android 4.x it is forbidden for our device :(

But im trying to make a build from source my self :)

Right now i am downloading the sources but my Internet speed its not a good one so i might wait about 10 hours until its done

If anything will run ok building the rom i will test it and post it if someone is interested :)

Wish me luck :)
[Nexus S General] Lordofminor:
Flashed the devil kernel on EHNDROIX V but still no BLD. Oh, how many ROMs will I have to flash? Will devil work on CM11?
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Try Devil tools..
[Nexus S General] Lordofminor:
Could you link me to it? Can't find it on the Play Store, only Devil Kernel Manager, and that app crashes right at the start :/

Tried NSTools, BLD works now! Thanks!
[Nexus S General] Zahih:
Devil Kernel: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46810981&postcount=452
[Nexus S General] CataHd:
Bad luck :(

I got the sources syncing but i got an error because i set my partition on virtual machine to 20 GB and it wasn't enough :(

Now i did a fresh start with 80 GB but now i cant get the sources syncing again because the first time i used 3 guides to get them working and now i don't remember all the steps i made before :(

But i will keep trying till i get the right :)
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
BeanStalk Update

Here is a revised version of the new BeanStalk update for crespo, I slimmed it down, replaced the file manager, keyboard and left it stock... I will post a modded version soon.. :)

DOWNLOAD

For the "original" version

DOWNLOAD

Enjoy!
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Show some love...

I wrote a short story on how Android changed my life, for the contest on XDA's main page.. You should all enter, as the winner gets a new phone, but you could also give me a bump up the list if you like what I wrote, and/or, appreciate what I do here for you all.. :) [wink/nudge]

Here's a link to the contest page or just check out the news feed on XDA for details..
[Nexus S General] Rangemster:
I voted you and shared your post on twitter! Good luck!
[Nexus S General] CataHd:
Ok so i downloaded the sources but something is wrong...i downloaded them in around 5 hours at an internet speed of 450 kb\s max hmmmmm...too much for me to understand :(

Yesterday i got an nexus 5 16 gb and i will put my nexus s back in its box(who knows maybe some day it will be a collectors item) and will probably leave nexus s forum but if someone is interested in starting building roms on windows these are the guides i followed to set up my build environment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3LNujLcXGk

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2320007

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1863547
[Nexus S General] iardito:
Thank you very much setting.out for the revised beanstalk ROM. But just like your ported cyanaosp ROM, download app force closes. Is there a fix for this?
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I don't know what you are doing.. I am on BeanStalk, and CyanAOSP, before that, and never had this issue.. I even reflashed CyanAOSP after the report, but I can't reproduce it..

Clean installs?

Did you try the original version of BeanStalk as well to see if the issue exists there as well, because I didn't cook that ROM, I just debloated it..

Lastly what are you downloading, from where, using what app(s)..?
[Nexus S General] iardito:
Thanks for the quick reply. I clean install every time I flash new ROMs.

Downloading files is OK. But opening download manager gives me "Unfortunately, the process android.process.media has stopped."

I'll try to reflash it again without restoring my apps and data via TiBU. Then report back.
[Nexus S General] khimois:
It's the same for me though, although in CyanAOSP's case.
[Nexus S General] iardito:
I'd just clean reflashed revised beanstalk via Philz touch recovery. Flashed kk-gapps. Reboot system. Problem still persists.

I haven't tried original beanstalk though.
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
My USB connection is a bit wonky so I've been downloading ROMs instead of copying via USB, and whole ROMs, apks and other files all download and open without fail.. I would need a log of this...
[Nexus S General] iardito:
All downloaded files open without fail. It's just the system app "download manager/downloads" which fails to open. Its not a big deal though since we can always use the file manager to access the downloaded files. Will try to provide a log once I learn how to do it. Thanks again! Cheers!
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Ahhh.. I see.. thanks for clearing that up.. I just tried that app and indeed it fc'd for me as well.. I never use that app, always the file explorer as that app is rather limited.. There's not much I can do about this right now, but I'll look into it..
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Try this, it is the document ui apk... It is the only thing I can think of right now that could cause the issue..

DOWNLOAD Flashable .zip

DOWNLOAD Just the .apk
[Nexus S General] iardito:
It works! Thanks man! I flashed it after flashing gapps. Cheers!
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I just pushed the .apk, but it did indeed fix the issue.. This should work for CyanAOSP as well.. :)
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Breaking Rules

There is a new rom out, as I am sure you've seen, that is breaking the rules..

Rule (1) Choose either battery life or performance

Rule (2) Features damper performance and battery and ui

Rule (3) Initial releases are buggy

C-Rom is (insert opinion here) both fast and battery friendly, is feature packed but doesn't suffer lags or huge battery drains and it seems very stable.. And (important to me) its user interface isn't broken/jumbled/repetitious.. Most roms that try to include every feature under the sun have a less than appealing ui that is hard to navigate and often repeats its options in multiple menus.. I know I should be less biased, but this is my favorite rom (as of writing this)...
[Nexus S General] teoserio:
I'm winking on it in fact.. What is the feature called on-the-go mode? Is it something like weebo from old avatarROM for example?
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
It uses your camera to display a live wallpaper under your now transparent apps.. So you can continue to walk around with your face glued to the screen, but have a partial view of the people your bumping into..
[Nexus S General] teoserio:
Amazing, this is why people like us love technologies! This is nerd and cool at one time.

Inviato dal mio Nexus S utilizzando Tapatalk
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
It is cool, but has its drawbacks.. It is super resource/ battery hungry, the visibility of both the app and camera feed is less than ideal, and you still bump into people like a knob.. Lol
[Nexus S General] teoserio:
We can't expect that our beloved NS will carrie any new features without any pain but it's already good to see that in a way or another is working.
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I imagine that any device would face similar issues.. It's cleaver, cool, makes my inner nerd smile, but its not terribly useful.. I am impressed that my little NS it somehow keeps up, be it slower, but still very capable. After X amounts of memory wipes, new mods/ ROMs, reboots and bootloops, it keeps going after all these years.. This is my reason for the thread..
[Nexus S General] forb'S:
Yeah, thats true. My NXS still in my hands ´cause of these reasons, too. But you have missed the main reason: The NXS has curves that no other have. And I love these curves ! Doesn´t everyone ?!!? :cowboy:

My NXS resisted recently thoughts getting a new devices like the htc one (m7) or N5 - ... and thats saying something.

Keep up your work here in this thread!!
[Nexus S General] teoserio:
It has curve and stylish softkey also! Only thing really missing is dual boot possibility on startup.

Inviato dal mio Nexus S utilizzando Tapatalk
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
NEW ROM!!

-HERE- is a link to a new rom [RESURRECTION REMIX], it's another Chinese Moonlight rom, but I haven't tested it yet... I will test it and make a debloated version soon.. :) Let us know what you think of it.. It looks pretty nice.. :)

Enjoy!!

-HERE- is the debloated version with Slim's keyboard..

Enjoy!!
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I'll just leave this here to look at..
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Review

Resurrection Remix:

This is an impressive rom to say the least, the battery life is awesome, the speed is amazing and the customizations are plentiful.. I like the color format and animations..

The downside of all this is that it has given me hard wake ups (takes a while sometimes for the screen to display) and the auto-rotate is broken..

This is one of the fastest roms I've tried, but the rotation bug is a deal breaker for me..
[Nexus S General] g33k0 b3lk0w:
Ressurection rom

I have system ui crashes on this rom too.... :S what is going on with that problem?
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Most ROMs for our device are CM based, thus the same bugs across the board.. CM is working on it, but until then either choose an April 12th or earlier ROM, or continue testing to help or see if it's fixed... ;)
[Nexus S General] g33k0 b3lk0w:
.......

can you please send me the best rom link you've find so far that's good in battery and performance, would be appreciated and will thank it :D
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Did you see the chart in the OP?
[Nexus S General] g33k0 b3lk0w:
noob question

srry for the noob question but where is the chart xD and srry, OP? xD
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
OP = original post the chart is accessible both with the image or the link underneath..
[Nexus S General] devil188:
I would be happy if anyone would develop a new kernel for our old device. Like something groundbreaking for the Nexus S , which no one ever thought that it could be possible . That would be awesome .
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Be that someone.. ;)
[Nexus S General] hrand:
Hello, I'm new here and all I read is a very great job :good: I would say thanks to all if I could. A long life to our nexus s
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
NEW ROM!!

Who misses Carbon Rom??..

-HERE- is a link to Carbon Rom, this is a Chinese Moonlight rom, thus having some bloat but I will make a slimmed down version soon.. :)

-Here- is a link to a slimmed down, unbloated version..

I haven't tested this rom yet, so as always, let us know how it is.. :)

Enjoy!!
[Nexus S General] devil188:
To be that someone I first gotta know how to build a kernel etc :D I've never made a kernel nor a ROM :3
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
This may make you better, since you have no pre-conceived notions about how it's done.. :)
[Nexus S General] devil188:
If I have time, I may take a look in programming/building a kernel/ROM :)
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I don't have a 64bit system.. Apparently this is a needed step.. ;)
[Nexus S General] devil188:
I got an i5-3570 , 8GB RAM and all that stuff you need :D And of course 64-bit Win 8.1 ^^
[Nexus S General] g33k0 b3lk0w:
I have it too and some basic knowledge in programing, maybe I'll look into it too :) my laptop isn't very fast but I think it could get the job done :D
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Now you need Ubuntu, or another Linux os... You also java, SDK, toolchain(s), cross compiler, git, sources and time.. ;)
[Nexus S General] devil188:
I'm using xUbuntu :P ^^ But the main thing is that I need time :D
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I started gathering all the essentials until I read that I need a better computer.. Time is a luxury though.. ;)
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Review

Carbon is a nice ROM with plenty of customizations and a nice ui.. It is mid-ranged on speed and battery life is above average.. Scrolling is pretty smooth, and no ui or other bugs as of writing this.. ;)
[Nexus S General] g33k0 b3lk0w:
Trying it out now :) need something that will take me off my cyanfox nightly ')
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Feel free to add your thoughts on it.. ;)
[Nexus S General] devil188:
I've heard that there are some system ui problems in that rom. Do they still persist?
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Carbon is new to our device, but I'm still running it without issue.. Nova launcher though, not stock...
[Nexus S General] devil188:
r u using the latest rom of carbon?
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Latest / only 4.4 available (to my knowledge..
[Nexus S General] devil188:
I guess you're using devil kernel...? ;)
[Nexus S General] g33k0 b3lk0w:
Carbon rom short review

I've installed the clean Carbon rom with gapps, restored backed-up apps and did everything I could think off.... to be honest,it's one of the best roms out there that I tried and I litterally tried every Rom from Setting.out's list. This one offers many functions and they all work perfectly. Only thing I noticed is that my phone gets a bit warmer than with Cyanfox 2.0.2 nightly. I only tried with stock kernel, now I'll try with the devil kernel to compare the performance between those two. I also have to mention that there are no system.ui crashes at all even if you use the new theme engine.

(EDIT)

It just started crashing the UI on stock kernel, will try the devil too... seems you only need to play some games to make it crash
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Yes.. The stock is ( in my opinion ) less capable.. ;)
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Try another launcher..
[Nexus S General] g33k0 b3lk0w:
devil kernel also crashes the System.ui after playing some games... I'm using nova prime launcher, will try with the apex now
[Nexus S General] devil188:
C-Rom works fine for me. the only problem is that the notifications bar is a bit trippy, but everything else is smooth!

---------- Post added at 11:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:12 PM ----------

Just a question for all nexus s users: do you think that we will get the next version of android? (Android 4.5 or even android 5 has been rumored to be released in near future)
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I must be doing something wrong.. Still running, still no bugs..
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I really only like the initial release of C-rom.. Better performance, less bugs..
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I'll keep my fingers crossed.. ;)
[Nexus S General] devil188:
That will be awesome if this device gets Android 5 ! Problem is that in the future they only want to use ART instead of dalvik , which may be a problem.
[Nexus S General] g33k0 b3lk0w:
same on apex launcher, whenever I play games for a bit and then press home button, then try to pull notification bar, it crashes :S game that I'm playing is banana kong btw
[Nexus S General] devil188:
This problem was also common on other ROMs like SlimKat, I played a game and suddenly I'm at the lock screen. Maybe the problem is device specific :)
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Slim still has CM components.. I think it extends beyond the theme engine.. The problem didn't exist a month ago, but it isn't only our device either.. If you need a daily driver choose an older ROM, if not keep testing and help better their work.. Remember, these are free, give thanks and even coin if you can spare it.. ;)
[Nexus S General] devil188:
I love testing ROMs , so I just wait until a new update comes and solves that problem ^^
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Art works, we just need a larger system partition.. Even the first generation phones got KitKat, but the choices for us for the next version will be very limited.
[Nexus S General] devil188:
Let's just hope for the best, maybe something unexpected happens in the positive way:)
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
KitKat has already produced as many versions as 4.2 or 4.3, so maybe.. I still won't hold my breath. ;)
[Nexus S General] g33k0 b3lk0w:
To be honest only that game makes the system.ui crash xD my other games don't do that xD and trust me, I'm really thankfull to all you XDA members for these roms :D

EDIT

started crashing on other games too o.O don't know what's the problem
[Nexus S General] devil188:
Did u set any CPU governor etc?
[Nexus S General] g33k0 b3lk0w:
everything is on default ondemand/deadline
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Try it with smartass2/row... Shouldn't make a difference, but worth a test..
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I just tried your game and with multiple apps running, the ui crashed.. But with the memory cleared I had no issue.. The crash was only minor though, a bit laggy then black, then lockscreen, it only lasted a few seconds..
[Nexus S General] g33k0 b3lk0w:
Memory thing

Just finished playing some games, If I'm a bit more carefull with the memory, the crash doesn't occur :)
[Nexus S General] teoserio:
You can also use greenify to freeze some app and get few other MB

Inviato dal mio Nexus S utilizzando Tapatalk
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Updated chart!!

The chart has been updated and brought current.. Two roms added for review and others adjusted... :)
[Nexus S General] gunner4:
Ç-rom 6.5 has been very smooth since I did a clean install. Perhaps adding a 512mb swap file helped. No ui crash in 48 hours. And I love 3 features that I want in every ROM from now on. Halo, lock screen notifications and that thing he did where incoming calls do not interrupt the foreground app. The last one in particular saves a ton of lag. Although I'm gonna try resurrection when the bugs are fixed and Cyanfox 3
[Nexus S General] g33k0 b3lk0w:
Can you explain how Did u get swap file?
[Nexus S General] gunner4:
There's an app called Swapper for root.

Just enabled ART. Not very happy so far but I'll give it some time. I just wish we could merge the partitions...
[Nexus S General] g33k0 b3lk0w:
jeah but shouldn't yio make a swap partition fist,then use swapper
[Nexus S General] gunner4:
It creates a swap file inside the SD partition and uses only that like old windows did. Although I'm still testing if it really works or is just placebo I'm not claiming that swap is messiah
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Beta 6.0

Major rewrite to the script.. let me know what you think..

Read OP on further instructions.. :)

DOWNLOAD
[Nexus S General] forb'S:
I think I add and put this thread into my signature 'cause its evolved to an must have book of reference for our NXS which have less and less devs.
[Nexus S General] teoserio:
Hopefully if users will remain comparative and not competitive on argumenting rom 3d will last on life for a long time

Inviato dal mio MI 2S utilizzando Tapatalk
[Nexus S General] Dark_Eyes_:
Hey Setting.Out where did you get carbon rom 4.4 for crespo?
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I did provide links a few posts/ pages back..

It is a moonlight rom, its not an official build...
[Nexus S General] Dark_Eyes_:
Thanks I found it. I thought at first it was an official build. I've always loved carbon roms and this one is great too!
[Nexus S General] g33k0 b3lk0w:
I've tested the illusion rom just for a bit. I saw that there was litteraly just two extra options from stock android and on the page it says that it has plenty of options, am I doing something wrong?
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Which version, admittedly it is a little feature light, but it had about as much as CM.. but I'll have another look.. :)

**EDIT**

I just had a look, I listed it at a 3, which is just above AOSP and below CM.. I think I was pretty accurate.. :)
[Nexus S General] g33k0 b3lk0w:
illusion-4.4.2-20140316-crespo-EXPERIMENTAL.zip

this one, can't find any later than this. which one you tested on your chart?

[EDIT] I meant it says on their own page that it has waaay more features than it does, even in the pictures.
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
That's the 4.3.1 version that has all the features..
[Nexus S General] Dark_Eyes_:
Hey, still me on the carbon rom. It really is an amazing rom but I'm really disappointed cause it seems that google services, android system and phone are all 3 draining my battery. Did you guys experienced that? Maybe it's something wrong I did but those are all system apps so that's kinda weird...
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I haven't had that issue, that I know of.. Battery life seemed comparable to CM, not great, but not terrible..
[Nexus S General] Dark_Eyes_:
Thanks for the quick reply. I'm back to cm11 and the drain from Google services and phone is gone, while android system is still eating a bit of battery but not as much as carbon. Well, the only thing I really miss from carbon is the non intrusive incoming call. Is there a way to export that from carbon into cm? That would be the perfect compromise for me...
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Only if you build it.. :) or find an xposed module..
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
FIXED!!!

I fiddled with Resurrection Remix and got the rotation working... :) I also modded it, added gapps, and added/removed apps..

I've only been running it a few hours, but it is really speedy.. :)

I suggest pairing it with Devil kernel..

**Since this is an older CM Theme engine issue carrying rom, you may get ui issues??**

-DOWNLOAD
[Nexus S General] g33k0 b3lk0w:
Can you do it the same way for cyanofox nightly last :)
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
I'll need a new copy of it.. The website is down.. No guarantees..
[Nexus S General] g33k0 b3lk0w:
If i upload it just see if you can do it the same way you did ressurection?
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Sure.. :)

I'll be in London over the weekend, if I get the file by morning tomorrow I may have enough time to go through it before i leave.. :)
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
Review

Slim,

I generally just chalk up kudos to Slim as being a good rom, consistently smooth, stable and good on battery life as well.. I acknowledge that it is a quick rom, but generally don't call it very fast.. Its speed is generally better on the "feel" and not the benchmarks.. The latest 5.4 is, dare I say, went from quick to even quicker?.. I updated my chart and there are new scores for Slim.. :) I am not a fan of the "shake" feature, but this is only a very minor feature I don't have to use.. I do miss a couple features like performance settings from other roms, but apps and xposed easily take care of any features that you may be searching for.. I know the smaller dpi is a bit drastic, but easily changed as well..

I then, because it is what I do, changed its kernel to Devil, added a couple very minor mods and it flies through the benchmarks and has added buttery goodness.. :) It is the second highest scoring rom I've tested on Antutu (5799) and the highest scoring on Quadrant (2301)..

And since we do openly compare roms here, C-rom, the top scorer, scored 5840 in Antutu and 2136 in Quadrant.. We all know that benchmarks are not perfect and don't always show true speed, the actual feel and app performance is where there is a large difference in these two roms.. C-rom had higher scores in the tests in 2d/3d graphics and multi tasking, but slim did better on i/o and ram speed..

Searching for a great rom? Try Slim.. :)
[Nexus S General] g33k0 b3lk0w:
http://speedy.sh/9hVCf/CyanFox-2.0.2-20140216-NIGHTLY-crespo.zip

There you go :D Much appreciate your work :D
[Nexus S General] Setting.Out:
How big is this file suposed to be?.. 254mb seems larger than I remember..? In future cases can you use Mediafire or Dev-host?.. :)
[Nexus S General] g33k0 b3lk0w:
thats the one I use, srry will do mediafire next time :)