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[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Stryeguy:
After reading through the thread, it seems like the WiFi issues have been persistent throughout both builds, and the same storage issues as mentioned earlier are still occurring, despite numerous factory resets; so, alas, I will stick with 10.1 until something more stable is released.

I wish you luck in your future endeavors, and hopefully, something can be worked out. Thanks for the time and work put into trying to keep development alive.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
Its a known issue. Check :- https://github.com/omnirom/android_...mmit/66e63bbe6962e682855bdcca8e8661b4d7517737

That commit has broken it. Trying to fix the same.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
New Build is up !!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Stryeguy:
The same issues I was having earlier still persist, unfortunately (i.e. internal storage not mounting correctly, WiFi not picking up signals).

Did a factory reset and everything - I wonder what could be wrong?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] vinnypel2ella:
I have been trying to find the answer to this question but haven't been able to find a clear cut answer. What is the difference between OnmiRom and regular vanilla 4.4.2? I am currently using build 11 of OP's CM11.0 AOSP build (4.4.2) and am currently trying to decide if I should update to the newest build of that ROM (build 12) or start using this OmniRom. Any suggestions?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] :
Just tried your OmniRom Build 3. I'm still getting the same error prompts, when clicking on Security (in Settings), which force closes Settings. Everything else, including wireless connectivity and external storage mounts, seems to work fine for me. As I recall, your Build 1 didn't give me any force closes from hitting Settings > Security, as Builds 2 and 3 have.

Edit: I have the logcat from this too, in case you need it. I didn't mean to sound like I was complaining. I was just posting what works and what doesn't, for the latest build, in case you/OP need the logcat for this, or other users were wondering about this build.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
As I said before, its a problem with omnirom sources. I believe they have identified it too.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
Guys it would be of great help to both you and the rest if you start posting logcats instead of only broadcasting it doesn't work.

Regarding issue with WiFi, I don't have that issue on my phone with the same build. And am sure many others who have installed it. So send me a logcat and dmesg when it happens to you.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
I was wondering, is there an new overlay we missed? Else it should be happenening with all devices and should have been a ruckus till now
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] jeffsf:
There is a ruckus ;) https://gerrit.omnirom.org/#/c/5061/

"So can somebody implements key_enable_widgets correctly?" when I read it today. Looks like there is a patch under review.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
New Build Up. Security is not crashing anymore !!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] flavinator:
Found this thread, got excited...but OmniROM was unable to boot. Wiped everything multiple times, waited about 20 minutes on one occasion, but no luck...
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Stryeguy:
Try flashing the AOSP CM11 before flashing Omni - I ran into that issue when I was trying out this ROM and that made it boot successfully.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Setting.Out:
It might be a kernel issue, so don't wipe /boot...
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
Hmm, Thats weird cause am using the same rom on my Phone.

Do this.

1. Use the latest TWRP / CWM.

2. Format /system, /data, /boot, /cache

3. Check if you are able to mount /system and /data after format. Sometimes the format messes up and zip / OS is unable to mount the partition.

4. Install Zip.

5. Let it boot. First boot takes notoriously long time.

Not wiping boot is meaningless, zip flashes boot partition with an img.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Setting.Out:
"If" the new boot IMG gets flashed, I would agree, but it's not always the case... Omni has already had issues with this on previous builds...
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
It would really help if you first take a look at the updater-script. The Updater-script has the statement :-

ui_print("Flashing boot.img");

write_raw_image(package_extract_file("boot.img"), "boot");

And the boot image is present in the zip in the root of the zip. Hence the first point in the list of actions to be performed. Get the latest Recovery.

Anyway, thanks for helping the guys :highfive:
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Setting.Out:
Yes, I do need to read more.. here's something for you to read.. :)

But you're probably right, I mean what do I know..??.. This boot issue has never happened before, right?.. Never an issue with the boot img. either.. (Take note of my sarcasm)

It could be a multitude of different things, don't just dismiss a suggestion because you think it couldn't happen..
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
Hmm, did some reading around of my own :) I believe apologies are in order.

It seems there is, something going wrong. Trying to find whats going on.

To all, try flashing boot image separately using Fastboot for now.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] JohnCorleone:
I use the latest TWRP on my other phones and I hit the wipe button that gets data, cache, dalvik then I do Advanced wipe/system and it works on my GNex, HTC One and S4 but I haven't tried it on my NS4G since build 2. I just have to do some testing but maybe it's something in the install script. Don't give up!!! I love to show people that phone with current builds on it!

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[Nexus S 4G Android Development] nwo122383:
I am running this pretty good so far I flashed the rom and then fastboot flashed the boot.img from the cm11 rom to get it to boot used twrp had to use an update-binary file and replace the one in the omnirom zip and the kk gapps in order to flash the rom
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wickid_d:
Forgive me for sounding like a n00b, but I haven't been around the S4G rom section in a while, because I was on AT&T with my regular NS, but that pooped the bed, and so I'm back (thank goodness I live in a dual-coverage area..), and I'm wondering what OmniRom is.. You didn't put much of a description in the OP.. well, really none at all.. and back when I was using this thing before, OmniRom wasn't around. Mind a short description of what it is and what makes it different? Or do you have a link to a previous thread about it? Thanks! :)

-Wickid
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
No problem,

http://omnirom.org/about/
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wickid_d:
Deleted because it wasn't needed.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wickid_d:
So, essentially, it's just supposed to be the most stable nightly builds around? Is that what that more or less says? If so, that's great news! Also, is it CM or AOSP based? It doesn't really say anywhere on the site, but since there's really no mention of CM, I'm guessing it's AOSP?

Thanks for the info man! :)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Setting.Out:
CM (for kernels)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wickid_d:
OK (thank you)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dwrdbg:
It won't let me download the most recent build!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] licbez:
Hi.

please fix download link for last update

thnx
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] jwjames83:
Yes, please fix!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] jwjames83:
Setting.Out - You do realize this is for crespo4g - not crespo? You referenced that we should download the latest CM11 . . . but, an official CM11 for crespo4g does not exist.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
Uploaded a new build.

Sorry for the problem with the link to the previous build. :p
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
I believe its referenced to CM11 for Crespo4g, my build. Check the forum.

Simpler way would be to flash the boot.img separately through flashboot flash boot boot.im ;)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] jwjames83:
Ah, yes - that worked! Thanks for the clarification. :)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Setting.Out:
I only stated CM, as kernels are CM or AOSP, and Omni uses a CM based kernel.. So any CM based kernel should work.. I believe kernels can be swapped from crespo to crespo4g.. If this is the case, there are a few choices..
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dzee206:
i never knew that, gonna have to find my ns4g and get it up to date.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
New Build is UP !!! ;)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dzee206:
does the latest release have the su issue like the 03/21 build? havn't flashed 03/24 build yet, damn battery died shortly after setting up the previous rom lol.

UPDATE: never mind sorry, i got it sorted by flashing super su 1.93.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] jeffjaslow:
WIFI hotspot

Just flashed the 3/24/14 update after returning my phone to stock ROM...

The only problem I am having is the WiFi hotspot...

It just shows an error after I tap it.

Any suggestions or similar experiences would be helpful. Love this build though and will keep using regardless.

Jeff
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] SpaceFuzz:
OmniRom 20140321 stable and rockin' !!

I was reserving my accolades until I could test it a few days. System is rock solid stable, UI snappy (totally revived my NS4G), and my battery life is almost double now! On JB 4.1.1, it'd last about 12 hrs with moderate use. I now have 48% after 13 hrs with light-moderate use.

Thank you so much for the effort you're putting into this ROM!

TWRP 2.7

omni-4.4.2-20140321
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Deontologist:
Just wanted to say that this ROM is the BOMB. I had a old version by the OP of Kit Kat; it was a straight CM11 port, and OmniRom blows the pants off that old build. Slick, fast, it's breathed new life into my Nexus S 4G! Love it! It feels like I have a brand new phone with all the awesome features of Omni Rom!! Keep it up!

Only suggestions:

1) 4G. Why doesn't 4G seem to work on CM? Are the drivers for the wimax radio proprietary?

2) Kill app back button - bring that back to developer settings please :).
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
New Build updated.

4g doesnt work cause the proprietary jar files are not compatible with Kitkat anymore :(
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] KnightTim:
it has been mentioned a couple other times, but there seems to be an issue with lockscreen widgets, otherwise this rom is great.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Deontologist:
Can't wait to give your awesome creation a spin!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] shmily77:
torch

Thanks for doing the work to put this up. A minor thing I have noticed is that flashlight (torch) doesn't seem to work. Anyone else have this problem?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
Yeah, its a known issue. Need to spend some time and fix that issue.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wickid_d:
Why does this get stuck in a boot loop every time I try to install it? I've let it sit for over an hour before with no luck..
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dzee206:
a bit more info would be much needed, what rom were you previously on? did you do a clean install?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wickid_d:
clean install, yes, wiped all but sd storage - cm, although, it really shouldn't matter what rom i was on with doing a full wipe, but let me ask you this, which recovery should I be trying to install this? twrp or cwm? - As a note, I remember I had it running on my nexus s regular fine, but for some reason, it just won't install on here.. :(
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dzee206:
twrp its the last link at the bottom of the op found here. http://xdaforums.com/nexus-s/4g-development/cm-11-0-10-2-krt16s-jss15q-nexus-4g-t2427140
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wickid_d:
If I remember right, the last time I tried to install it, I did use the latest twrp, 2.7.0.0 to install it, and that's when I got stuck in the boot loop. I can try again, just to be sure, but if that doesn't work, do you have anything else I could try?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
Are you doing a dirty flash? or after formatting system and factory reset ?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wickid_d:
Clean, formatting everything but sdcard.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
Hmm, try again.. This time don't erase boot partition.

Sometimes Omni doesn't flash boot.img
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wickid_d:
Yeah, it doesn't with CWM, but TWRP, it seems to. I extracted out the boot.img, anyway, and can flash it via fastboot, just to make sure.

I'm gonna try again after I get your CM 11 set up and backed up (to be on the safe side).

Thanks for the help, man. :)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] ATRIX-BEAST:
kernel possibly

Does anyone know if there's a custom kernel we can use for the nexus s 4g on 4.4.2?? And I'm on the latest omnirom 5.05.14. I only have like 386.30mb of ram? Doesn't this device have like 512mb total? Also I lose like 7% per hour when I'm not touching it. I did a test of letting it sit for a hour without touching it and it drains 7% per hour. I can't even UV since its not supported. Are we gonna have a update ROM soon???
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dzee206:
several kernels for the ns4g can be found in the ns dev section, as for ram it all depends on the kernel. i noticed the same thing about battery use and no matter what i tried it was always the same. i thought it was just my phone or battery so i never bothered to mention it now at least i know its not just me facing the high battery drain. i reverted back to 4.2.2 till the issue gets addressed.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
I usually have around a couple of days of standby time with stock apps. Check if you have a rogue app keeping a wake lock.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] ATRIX-BEAST:
The phone has nothing in it. Its fresh with the ROM and gaps. As in no apps are installed. Other than YouTube google maps and clean master. I even deleted about 24 apps from systemsystem I didnt need. On 4.2.2 I was getting like 4 days of idle battery without touching it. With this ROM I'll probably get a full 24 hours only. Maybe a little more. But that's it. Using it moderately will get me like half the day if anything. If u can UV then I'll.be able to make it last a little longer.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wickid_d:
Actually, I just BARELY looked in the ns dev section, and there are NO kernels for 4.4.2 that *I* have found.. Maybe you have better luck.. *shrug* Also, for the short while I was able to get this up and running (ran fine, just... I'll get to that in a min with a response to adity), I did notice the battery drain as well..

Well, I got it up and running by using TWRP to install and flashed its boot.img separately via fastboot, just for safety. Took a damn near 20 minutes on that first boot.. :/ That may be possibly why I thought it was stuck in a boot loop, when in fact, it probably would have loaded fine.. but my patience is near nil.. I like it, though, for the most part.. It seems to run smooth, and that screen record built right into the interface is a nice feature.. :) also, some of the color tweaks like the lock button and that omniswitch is NICE.. :) but yeah, that battery drain I can't afford, and some features from your CM11, I was missing too much.. lol such as BLD tuning and the tiles in quick settings not being totally customizable (I don't need some of those and could use others).. But not a bad build, my new friend.. :)

I noticed this too.. like you said, about 7% in an hour, and this was on a fresh install, and not touching it.. because I fell asleep for that hour, lol You could try his CM11 build, it's pretty nice. :)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
Hmm, now am curious why the battery drain.. Any possibility of a logcat and wake lock stats? Maybe there is some system app which is holding a wake lock..

Anyway, yes the initial boot does take a really long time.. :(
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wickid_d:
I'll see what I can do.. Check my post on your cm11 thread as to why I'm limited in that area.. lol I might be able to dig up a couple apps to help out.. but right now, honestly, I'm trying to get my tablet authorized to my phone again via adb.. it's being a major pita! lol If I knew how to manually do it, I would.. I've been researching and I think I'm on the brink of figuring it out.. if I do, there will definitely be a how-to posted somewhere.. because I'm sure I'm not the only one with the tech setup I have going atm..

Yeah, that initial boot's a killer.. I don't understand why an aosp-based rom takes so much longer than a cm-based.. I'm at a loss on that one.. *shrug* The only theory on that is the deodexing.. I think it builds a few caches where cm only sticks to the basics.. I could be wrong.. Lord knows I have been before.. lol
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wickid_d:
Sooo.. I decided to at least get it reinstalled, got all my apps restored (damn near 70 of them, lol).. and I must say man, other than that battery drain, which I was able to verify btw, I'm pretty impressed with this rom.. and it's pretty difficult to impress me, if you haven't already figured that out, lol For a basic rom with SOME advanced features, it's REALLY nice.. And honestly, I don't understand why the battery drain either, because I can open up my recents via omniswitch or open up Advanced Task Killer (ATK below), and there's over 100Mb free ram at any given time, which, as we all know.. the more running processes you have, the faster your battery drains.. This rom is really snappy.. I've only found a couple broken items so far.. Torch being one.. which sucks, because I use that a LOT, lol It comes in really handy if you need a quick flashlight, and you don't want to open the phone all the way up. Just swiping down the menu and toggling it on for what you need to see normally works great.. Also, the default AOSP k/b gesture typing is broken.. but regular typing works fine. And I just tested MMS as I was typing this and it works great! Both sending and receiving work! The other thing that bugged me a little was root wasn't fully operational.. I had to download Koush's superuser.zip and install it via recovery, no biggy though..

Alright, as far as the battery drain goes.. I'm honestly stumped.. I didn't even have to get into logcat and whatnot.. I mean granted, 7% an hour gets you just over 10 hours, but my 7% happened while I was restoring apps, so that's fairly heavy processing going on there.. Without that going on, it's being a LOT slower drain, and that's with omniswitch, traffic indicators, and ATK running, so [MENTION=4562278]ATRIX-BEAST[/MENTION], you might want to do away with clean master and use ATK.. It's a LOT more lightweight than most task managers, which is why I use it.. also make sure youtube and maps aren't running in the background because they do have a tendency to do that, and they take a good chunk of memory to run.. Besides that, some system apps are designed, already, to keep down memory usage and battery drain, so you may have deleted something that does that.. ALWAYS be careful deleting system apps.. Rom Toolbox and Titanium Backup have pretty good color coding to let you know what's safe and not safe to get rid of (but that has more to do with stability and not so much eco boosting)..

I don't know.. right now.. but I know I need a nap.. I haven't really slept much and I'm exhausted.. I'll catch up with you all later today..
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
Awesome, good to know that the battery drain is not an issue.. The problem you stated comes when there is heavy processing being done which is true to even my nexus 4.

Nevertheless, standby time for me was around 1 1/2 day with 40% used. So, for me its sufficient.

Regarding ROM being good.. Frankly I do love omnirom. Its pretty light weight. And I think there are proofs that some problems are coming due to theme engine which is present in CM. Don't know for sure, but that's what I heard. I use omni even on my Mako, and could not shift to any of the gazillion os available. But I can't take any credit for it.. Its all thanks to the great omnirom team.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
Android 4.4.3 !!!

New Build is up !!

Been using this build since last two days.. been running fine.. Let me know if you find any issue.

Hit Thanks !
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wickid_d:
Tried torch yet? ;)

Other than that, nothing bad to report yet.. Mms was working fine for 4.4.2, btw.. Might want to update op.. :)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] adityaxavier:
Didn't look into torch yet.. But I do have a fairly decent idea of what might be required.

Feels weird compared to other devices that there is hardly a response after a new build.. Pretty demotivating :(
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] fathom614:
Running good so far, thanks for keeping the NS4G alive. It is very much appreciated. Is there any way to turn off the hardware buttons and use on screen ones? Also any way to flip into all dark? Again thanks for your work, looking forward to further updates.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Setting.Out:
Thanks for keeping up the fight.. Our devices are slowly losing all support, it is great to see your dedication.. ;)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] JohnCorleone:
Don't lose motivation. I think you are the only one carrying the torch as far as new builds for this device. Its always nice to pull out out this old device and have it be current software wise:thumbup::thumbup:

Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Xparent Gray Tapatalk 2
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wickid_d:
I have to agree with others.. Your dedication is astounding! :) To say the least.. btw, sorry if I sounded a bit like an azz in my last post.. I was trying to be funny, but I could see how it could be interpreted otherwise.. You've always been so helpful, and my smartassedness had no place being there.. :(

As for the build.. I'm noticing a little more lag in response, but I believe that's due to either a) too many apps starting up (I put roms through hell with those..) or b) the package of gapps I installed.. either way, I don't believe that's yours or the build's fault.. that's my own doing..

I DO like the new dialer, and contacts list in 4.4.3 though.. color-coded like gmail is now.. a very nice touch..

Also, I've recently learned that I can use the Matr1x JB kernel with this.. so that's +1 for interropilabilaty.. Keep up the good work man! :)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] samirspatil:
Good Job

The new ROM works well. Occasionally there is a delayed response while answering a call. Otherwise works well. Keep up the good work. I never expected this device to carry on till 4.4.3. :good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good:
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] DarkEnd:
So is anyone else seeing Phone (com.android.phone) create a persistent wake lock and attacking the battery?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] netjetman:
New to build

I finally convinced my wife to let me hack her phone and I put this on so far it's been great, and I can't wait to see what you do to update and continue to improve it.

Thank you.

Scott
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] cervantesmx:
Hey guys I've got no data. Any ideas? No 3G at all.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wickid_d:
Have no clue.. need more info.. how did you install it? Mine's running great! And I'd have to say nearly 80% of the time, I get max 3g speed.. (peak periods suck for it..) I'm currently tethering both my laptop and tablet off of it.. (ssh.. don't tell anyone.. lol :P)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] blacksoul985:
Whenever i tryin to installed the rom its not opening

Whenever i tryin to installed the rom its not opening only showing bootloader recovery option mode tell me what to do i have try many times